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About Dhanoa Village

Dhanoa is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 214, made up of 99 males and 115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,162 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177006, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanoa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanoa village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Nadaun
Pincode 177006
Area (hectares) 151.14 hectares
Population 214
Male Population 99
Female Population 115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,162
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanoa compares

By the 2011 count Dhanoa is the 121st largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 151.14 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 1091.

Getting to Dhanoa

Dhanoa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhanoa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dhanoa from other places

Dhanoa 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 Dhanoa
Tehsil headquarters Nadaun 4.2 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 24 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 24 km
Nearest town Talwāra 43 km

Villages closest to Dhanoa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanoa village had a population of 214. That makes it the 121st largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Dhanoa village has 99 males and 115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanoa has about 1162 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Dhanoa is 177006. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanoa covers 151.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhanoa falls under Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhanoa 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhanoa.

Dhanoa 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.

Dhanoa is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Nadaun is about 4.2 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 24 km away. Hamirpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dol (1.5 km), Karandola (1.5 km) and Hadwani (1.7 km).

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

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