About Dhanot Village

Dhanot is a mid sized village in Jawalamukhi tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,185, made up of 544 males and 641 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,178 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176036, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanot village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Jawalamukhi
Pincode	176036
Area (hectares)	242.63 hectares
Population	1,185
Male Population	544
Female Population	641
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,178
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanot compares

By the 2011 count Dhanot is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 242.63 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1107.

Getting to Dhanot

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

Dhanot lies about 31 km from Kangra, 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 Dhanot
Tehsil headquarters	Jawalamukhi	6.8 km
Nearest railway station	Jawalamukhi Road	24 km
District headquarters	Kangra	31 km
Nearest town	Talwāra	43 km

Villages closest to Dhanot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanot village had a population of 1,185. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Dhanot village has 544 males and 641 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanot has about 1178 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1107.

The pincode recorded for Dhanot is 176036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanot covers 242.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanot falls under Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhanot 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 Dhanot.

Dhanot is about 31 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanot is in Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi is about 6.8 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 24 km away. Kangra is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.