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About Milk Dhankotan Village

Milk Dhankotan is a mid sized village in Barara tehsil, in the district of Ambala, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 597, made up of 331 males and 266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 804 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 134003, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Milk Dhankotan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Milk Dhankotan village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Ambala
Tehsil Barara
Pincode 134003
Area (hectares) 129 hectares
Population 597
Male Population 331
Female Population 266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 804
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Milk Dhankotan compares

By the 2011 count Milk Dhankotan is the 112th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,588 residents. Its 129 hectares work out to about 4.6 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 890.

Getting to Milk Dhankotan

Milk Dhankotan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Milk Dhankotan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Milk Dhankotan from other places

Milk Dhankotan lies about 37 km from Ambala, and the nearest railway station is Mustafabad, about 7.2 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 Milk Dhankotan
Nearest railway station Mustafabad 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Barara 12 km
Nearest town Barāra 12 km
District headquarters Ambala 37 km

Villages closest to Milk Dhankotan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barara 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 Milk Dhankotan

As per the Census of India 2011, Milk Dhankotan village had a population of 597. That makes it the 112th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,588 residents.

Milk Dhankotan village has 331 males and 266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Milk Dhankotan has about 804 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Milk Dhankotan is 134003. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Milk Dhankotan covers 129 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Milk Dhankotan falls under Barara tehsil of Ambala district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Milk Dhankotan is Mustafabad, about 7.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Milk Dhankotan.

Milk Dhankotan is about 37 km from Ambala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Milk Dhankotan is in Barara tehsil of Ambala district. Mustafabad is about 7.2 km away. Barara is about 12 km away. Barāra is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manka Manki (under 2 km), Kansapur (2.2 km) and Khan Ahmadpur (3.4 km).

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

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