About Dhanota Village

Dhanota is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 488, made up of 244 males and 244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176059, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanota village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Palampur
Pincode	176059
Area (hectares)	68.34 hectares
Population	488
Male Population	244
Female Population	244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanota compares

By the 2011 count Dhanota is the 117th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 68.34 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Dhanota

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

Dhanota 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 Dhanota
Nearest town	Dharamsala	8.8 km
District headquarters	Kangra	12 km
Nearest railway station	Kangra Mandir	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Palampur	32 km

Villages closest to Dhanota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanota village had a population of 488. That makes it the 117th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Dhanota village has 244 males and 244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanota has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Dhanota is 176059. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanota covers 68.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhanota falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhanota 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhanota.

Dhanota 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.

Dhanota is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Dharamsala is about 8.8 km away. Kangra is about 12 km away. Kangra Mandir is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.