# Dhanera

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{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{More footnotes|date=July 2011}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Dhanera
| native_name        = City
| native_name_lang   = ધાનેરા
| other_name         = 
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Gujarat, India
| coordinates        = {{coord|24.52|N|72.02|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type   = india
| subdivision_name   = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1  = [State](/source/States_and_territories_of_India)
| subdivision_name1  = [Gujarat](/source/Gujarat)
| subdivision_type2  = [District](/source/List_of_districts_of_India)
| subdivision_name2  = [Banaskantha](/source/Banaskantha)
| subdivision_type3   = [Taluka](/source/Taluka)
| subdivision_name3   = [Dhanera](/source/Dhanera_taluka)
| established_title  = <!-- Established -->
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| government_type    = Municipality
| governing_body     = Dhanera municipality 
| unit_pref          = Metric
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| area_rank          = 
| area_total_km2     = 25
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 128
| population_total   = 229578
| population_as_of   = 2011
| population_rank    = 
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [Gujarati](/source/Gujarati_language)
| timezone1          = [IST](/source/Indian_Standard_Time)
| utc_offset1        = +5:30
| postal_code_type   = <!-- [PIN](/source/Postal_Index_Number) -->
| postal_code        = 385310
| registration_plate = GJ08
| website            = 
| footnotes          = 
}}
'''Dhanera''' is a city in [Banaskantha](/source/Banaskantha) District in the northern part of the state of [Gujarat](/source/Gujarat), India.

==Geography==
Dhanera is located at {{Coord|24.52|N|72.02|E|}}.<ref>[https://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/09/Dhanera.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Dhanera]</ref> It has an average elevation of {{convert|128|m|ft}}.

==Demographics==
{{As of|2001}} Indian [census](/source/census),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Dhanera had a population of 22,183. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Dhanera has an average literacy rate of 55%, lower than the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy is 67% and, female literacy is 42%. In Dhanera, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.
==Transport==
The town being the headquarters of [Dhanera taluka](/source/Dhanera_taluka) is well-connected by road and rail.

===Rail===
[Dhanera Railway Station](/source/Dhanera_Railway_Station), on the [jodhpur-palanpur-Ahmedabad-surat mainline](/source/jodhpur-palanpur-Ahmedabad-surat_mainline), comes under the administrative control of [North Western Railway](/source/North_Western_Railway_Zone_(India)) zone of the [Indian Railways](/source/Indian_Railways). It has direct rail links on the broad gauge to the cities and towns in [Gujarat](/source/Gujarat) such as [Ahmedabad](/source/Ahmedabad), [Surat](/source/Surat), [Vadodra](/source/Vadodra), [Bhuj](/source/Bhuj), [Rajkot](/source/Rajkot), [Jamnagar](/source/Jamnagar) and [Porbandar](/source/Porbandar).It is connected to most of the cities of [Chennai](/source/Chennai), [Thiruvananthapuram](/source/Thiruvananthapuram), [Mysore](/source/Mysore), [Bangalore](/source/Bangalore), [Pune](/source/Pune), [Mumbai](/source/Mumbai), [Jaipur](/source/Jaipur), [Jodhpur](/source/Jodhpur), [Delhi](/source/Delhi), [Dehradun](/source/Dehradun), [Muzaffarpur](/source/Muzaffarpur), [Bareilly](/source/Bareilly) and [Jammu](/source/Jammu_(city)). 

===Road===
[National Highway 168](/source/National_Highway_168_(India)) connecting Junction with [NH 68](/source/NH_68) Near [Tharad](/source/Tharad) - [Dhanera](/source/Dhanera) - [Panthawada](/source/Panthawada) in [Gujarat](/source/Gujarat) and [National Highway 168A](/source/National_Highway_168A(India)) connecting [Dhanera](/source/Dhanera) Junction with [NH 27](/source/National_Highway_27_(India)) Near [Deesa](/source/Deesa) connect to [Deesa](/source/Deesa) and [Palanpur](/source/Palanpur).

===Air===
The nearest Airport is the [Dhanera Airport](/source/Dhanera_Airport), originally built to serve the princely state of Palanpur. It is just 36&nbsp;km from [Dhanera](/source/Dhanera) city. The nearest International Airport is [Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport](/source/Sardar_Vallabhbhai_Patel_International_Airport), [Ahmedabad](/source/Ahmedabad) which is 198&nbsp;km far from [Dhanera](/source/Dhanera).

==References==
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{{Banaskantha district}}
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Category:Cities and towns in Vav-Tharad district

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