 ChedaLal Rawat was the mukhiya ( head) of the village and the British Government declared him the Zamindar (landlord) of Dhanauli.After Independence Ganpati Swaroop Rawat was the first elected Pradhan ( head) of the village and afterwards the leading lawyer of Agra Brajendra Singh Rawat was elected as the Head ( pradhan) of the village.From last few years people from Schedule Cast are being elected as the head of the village.