About Dhanotu Village

Dhanotu is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 279, made up of 132 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,114 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanotu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanotu village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Dera Gopipur
Pincode	176028
Area (hectares)	64.26 hectares
Population	279
Male Population	132
Female Population	147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,114
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhanotu compares

By the 2011 count Dhanotu is the 140th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 64.26 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Dhanotu

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

How far is Dhanotu from other places

Dhanotu lies about 13 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Tripal, about 2.0 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 Dhanotu
Nearest railway station	Tripal	2.0 km
District headquarters	Kangra	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dera Gopipur	13 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	28 km

Villages closest to Dhanotu

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

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Common questions about Dhanotu

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanotu village had a population of 279. That makes it the 140th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Dhanotu village has 132 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanotu has about 1114 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Dhanotu is 176028. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanotu covers 64.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanotu falls under Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhanotu is Tripal, about 2.0 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 village for Dhanotu.

Dhanotu is about 13 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanotu is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Tripal is about 2.0 km away. Kangra is about 13 km away. Dera Gopipur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.