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About Dhanpura Village

Dhanpura is a mid sized village in Becharaji tehsil, in the district of Mahesana, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 773, made up of 415 males and 358 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 298.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 384210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanpura village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Mahesana
Tehsil Becharaji
Pincode 384210
Area (hectares) 298.63 hectares
Population 773
Male Population 415
Female Population 358
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanpura compares

By the 2011 count Dhanpura is the 41st largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,706 residents. Its 298.63 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Dhanpura

Dhanpura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhanpura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhanpura from other places

Dhanpura lies about 18 km from Mahesana, and the nearest railway station is Jotana, about 6.0 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dhanpura
Nearest railway station Jotana 6.0 km
Nearest town Kadi 16 km
District headquarters Mahesana 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Becharaji 32 km

Villages closest to Dhanpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Becharaji tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Dhanpura

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanpura village had a population of 773. That makes it the 41st largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,706 residents.

Dhanpura village has 415 males and 358 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanpura has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Dhanpura is 384210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanpura covers 298.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanpura falls under Becharaji tehsil of Mahesana district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Dhanpura is Jotana, about 6.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhanpura.

Dhanpura is about 18 km from Mahesana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanpura is in Becharaji tehsil of Mahesana district. Jotana is about 6.0 km away. Kadi is about 16 km away. Mahesana is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vanpur (under 2 km), Suraj (7.5 km) and Asjol (19 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dhanpura today is likely to be higher.

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