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About Dhanotu Khas Village

Dhanotu Khas is a small village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 116, made up of 56 males and 60 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanotu Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanotu Khas village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Shahpur
Pincode 176217
Area (hectares) 3.99 hectares
Population 116
Male Population 56
Female Population 60
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,071
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanotu Khas compares

By the 2011 count Dhanotu Khas is the 125th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 3.99 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Dhanotu Khas

Dhanotu Khas is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhanotu Khas as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Dhanotu Khas from other places

Dhanotu Khas lies about 12 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 12 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 Khas
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 4.8 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 9.5 km
District headquarters Kangra 12 km
Nearest railway station Kangra Mandir 12 km

Villages closest to Dhanotu Khas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahpur 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 Dhanotu Khas

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanotu Khas village had a population of 116. That makes it the 125th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Dhanotu Khas village has 56 males and 60 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanotu Khas has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Dhanotu Khas is 176217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanotu Khas covers 3.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhanotu Khas falls under Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhanotu Khas is Kangra Mandir, about 12 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 village for Dhanotu Khas.

Dhanotu Khas is about 12 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanotu Khas is in Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Shahpur is about 4.8 km away. Dharamsala is about 9.5 km away. Kangra is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manjla Dhanotu (under 2 km), Upperla Dhanotu (under 2 km) and Rait (under 2 km).

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

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