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About Dhanurjayapur Village

Dhanurjayapur is a mid sized village in Kendujhar Sadar tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 796, made up of 396 males and 400 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 420 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanurjayapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanurjayapur village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Kendujhar Sadar
Pincode 758031
Area (hectares) 420 hectares
Population 796
Male Population 396
Female Population 400
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanurjayapur compares

By the 2011 count Dhanurjayapur is the 68th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 760 residents. Its 420 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Dhanurjayapur

Dhanurjayapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhanurjayapur as Available within 5 - 10 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 Dhanurjayapur from other places

Dhanurjayapur lies about 18 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Basantapur, 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 Dhanurjayapur
Nearest railway station Basantapur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Kendujhar Sadar 18 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 18 km
Nearest town Keonjhargarh 18 km

Villages closest to Dhanurjayapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kendujhar Sadar 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 Dhanurjayapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanurjayapur village had a population of 796. That makes it the 68th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 760 residents.

Dhanurjayapur village has 396 males and 400 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanurjayapur has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Dhanurjayapur is 758031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanurjayapur covers 420 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhanurjayapur falls under Kendujhar Sadar tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Dhanurjayapur is Basantapur, 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhanurjayapur.

Dhanurjayapur is about 18 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanurjayapur is in Kendujhar Sadar tehsil of Kendujhar district. Basantapur is about 12 km away. Kendujhar Sadar is about 18 km away. Kendujhar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barigaon (6.1 km), Khajuripani (7.6 km) and Pandadar (9.6 km).

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

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