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About Dhanaura Village

Dhanaura is a small village in Nabha tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 341, made up of 183 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 203 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanaura village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Nabha
Pincode 147201
Area (hectares) 203 hectares
Population 341
Male Population 183
Female Population 158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhanaura compares

By the 2011 count Dhanaura is the 155th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 203 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Dhanaura

The census records public bus service for Dhanaura as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhanaura from other places

Dhanaura lies about 14 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Patiala Cantt., about 13 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 Dhanaura
Nearest railway station Patiala Cantt. 13 km
District headquarters Patiala 14 km
Nearest town Patiāla 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Nabha 18 km

Villages closest to Dhanaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanaura village had a population of 341. That makes it the 155th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Dhanaura village has 183 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanaura has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 887.

The pincode recorded for Dhanaura is 147201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanaura covers 203 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhanaura falls under Nabha tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhanaura is Patiala Cantt., about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhanaura.

Dhanaura is about 14 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanaura is in Nabha tehsil of Patiala district. Patiala Cantt. is about 13 km away. Patiala is about 14 km away. Patiāla is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dandrala Kharaur (2.3 km), Allowal (3.0 km) and Simbhron (3.8 km).

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

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