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About Dhanauri Village

Dhanauri is a mid sized village in Nabha tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 763, made up of 412 males and 351 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 852 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanauri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanauri village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Nabha
Pincode 147201
Area (hectares) 227 hectares
Population 763
Male Population 412
Female Population 351
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 852
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanauri compares

By the 2011 count Dhanauri is the 108th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 227 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Dhanauri

Dhanauri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhanauri 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhanauri from other places

Dhanauri lies about 35 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Chhintanwala, about 5.5 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 Dhanauri
Nearest railway station Chhintanwala 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Nabha 11 km
Nearest town Nābha 11 km
District headquarters Patiala 35 km

Villages closest to Dhanauri

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 Dhanauri

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanauri village had a population of 763. That makes it the 108th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Dhanauri village has 412 males and 351 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanauri has about 852 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 Dhanauri is 147201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanauri covers 227 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanauri falls under Nabha tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhanauri is Chhintanwala, about 5.5 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhanauri.

Dhanauri is about 35 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanauri is in Nabha tehsil of Patiala district. Chhintanwala is about 5.5 km away. Nabha is about 11 km away. Nābha is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Galwati (2.1 km), Harigarh (2.4 km) and Tungan (2.6 km).

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

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