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About Dhanuna Village

Dhanuna is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 103, made up of 52 males and 51 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanuna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanuna village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 176025
Area (hectares) 49.3 hectares
Population 103
Male Population 52
Female Population 51
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
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 Dhanuna compares

By the 2011 count Dhanuna is the 146th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 49.3 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Dhanuna

Dhanuna is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhanuna 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 Dhanuna from other places

Dhanuna lies about 24 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawanwala Shahr, about under 2 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 Dhanuna
Nearest railway station Jawanwala Shahr under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 7.9 km
District headquarters Kangra 24 km
Nearest town Talwāra 25 km

Villages closest to Dhanuna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanuna village had a population of 103. That makes it the 146th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Dhanuna village has 52 males and 51 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanuna has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Dhanuna is 176025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanuna covers 49.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanuna falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhanuna is Jawanwala Shahr, about under 2 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 Dhanuna.

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

Dhanuna is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Jawanwala Shahr is about under 2 km away. Fatehpur is about 7.9 km away. Kangra 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 Dhandyana (under 2 km), Jhalar (5.5 km) and Ghalor (5.7 km).

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

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