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About Dhananjayapura Village

Dhananjayapura is a mid sized village in Arsikere tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 853, made up of 422 males and 431 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhananjayapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhananjayapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Arsikere
Pincode 573125
Area (hectares) 46.44 hectares
Population 853
Male Population 422
Female Population 431
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhananjayapura compares

By the 2011 count Dhananjayapura is the 88th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 764 residents. Its 46.44 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Dhananjayapura

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

How far is Dhananjayapura from other places

Dhananjayapura lies about 51 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Banavar, about 10 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 Dhananjayapura
Nearest railway station Banavar 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Arsikere 16 km
District headquarters Hassan 51 km

Villages closest to Dhananjayapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhananjayapura village had a population of 853. That makes it the 88th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 764 residents.

Dhananjayapura village has 422 males and 431 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhananjayapura has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Dhananjayapura is 573125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhananjayapura covers 46.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhananjayapura falls under Arsikere tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Dhananjayapura is Banavar, about 10 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhananjayapura.

Dhananjayapura is about 51 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhananjayapura is in Arsikere tehsil of Hassan district. Banavar is about 10 km away. Arsikere is about 16 km away. Hassan is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ahamedpura (under 2 km), Basavanapura (under 2 km) and Basavarajapura (under 2 km).

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

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