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About Dhanoura Village

Dhanoura is a small village in Rath tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 255, made up of 140 males and 115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 821 females per 1000 males. The village covers 348.4 hectares hectares.

Dhanoura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanoura village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Rath
Area (hectares) 348.4 hectares
Population 255
Male Population 140
Female Population 115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 821
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanoura compares

By the 2011 count Dhanoura is the 93rd largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,494 residents. Its 348.4 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 874.

Getting to Dhanoura

Dhanoura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhanoura as Available within <5 km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Churwa, Dadri, Dewra and Dhagwan. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dhanoura

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanoura village had a population of 255. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,494 residents.

Dhanoura village has 140 males and 115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanoura has about 821 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 874.

Dhanoura covers 348.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhanoura falls under Rath tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Dhanoura notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Dhanoura.

Dhanoura is in Rath tehsil of Hamirpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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