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About Dhanapur Village

Dhanapur is a small village in Chandur Railway tehsil, in the district of Amravati, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 163, made up of 81 males and 82 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 438.4 hectares hectares.

Dhanapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Amravati
Tehsil Chandur Railway
Area (hectares) 438.4 hectares
Population 163
Male Population 81
Female Population 82
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhanapur compares

By the 2011 count Dhanapur is the 66th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 994 residents. Its 438.4 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Dhanapur

Dhanapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhanapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Dhanapur from other places

Dhanapur lies about 38 km from Amravati, and the nearest railway station is Dipore, 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 Dhanapur
Nearest railway station Dipore 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandur Railway 14 km
Nearest town Dattāpur 17 km
District headquarters Amravati 38 km

Villages closest to Dhanapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chandur Railway 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 Dhanapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanapur village had a population of 163. That makes it the 66th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 994 residents.

Dhanapur village has 81 males and 82 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanapur has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Dhanapur covers 438.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhanapur falls under Chandur Railway tehsil of Amravati district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhanapur is Dipore, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhanapur.

Dhanapur is about 38 km from Amravati in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanapur is in Chandur Railway tehsil of Amravati district. Dipore is about 12 km away. Chandur Railway is about 14 km away. Dattāpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Danapur (under 2 km), Nimgavhan (2.3 km) and Jawra (2.6 km).

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

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