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About Dhanota Village

Dhanota is a small village in Barsar tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 57, made up of 25 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,280 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174311, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanota village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Barsar
Pincode 174311
Area (hectares) 52 hectares
Population 57
Male Population 25
Female Population 32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,280
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanota compares

By the 2011 count Dhanota is the 201st largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 52 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1122.

Getting to Dhanota

Dhanota is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhanota as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dhanota from other places

Dhanota lies about 24 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 24 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 Dhanota
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 24 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Barsar 35 km
Nearest town Talwāra 43 km

Villages closest to Dhanota

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barsar 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 Dhanota

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanota village had a population of 57. That makes it the 201st largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Dhanota village has 25 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanota has about 1280 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1122.

The pincode recorded for Dhanota is 174311. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanota covers 52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhanota falls under Barsar tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhanota is Jawalamukhi Road, about 24 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhanota.

Dhanota is about 24 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanota is in Barsar tehsil of Hamirpur district. Jawalamukhi Road is about 24 km away. Hamirpur is about 24 km away. Barsar is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Karer (2.9 km), Karer (2.9 km) and Baggi (3.1 km).

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

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