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About Dhanauri Village

Dhanauri is a mid sized village in Samana tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,895, made up of 1,020 males and 875 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 540 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 Samana
Pincode 147201
Area (hectares) 540 hectares
Population 1,895
Male Population 1,020
Female Population 875
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanauri compares

By the 2011 count Dhanauri is the 19th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,642 residents. Its 540 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 889.

Getting to Dhanauri

Dhanauri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhanauri 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 Dhanauri from other places

Dhanauri lies about 23 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Dhablan, about 20 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
Tehsil headquarters Samana 7.5 km
Nearest town Samāna 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Dhablan 20 km
District headquarters Patiala 23 km

Villages closest to Dhanauri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Samana 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 1,895. That makes it the 19th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,642 residents.

Dhanauri village has 1,020 males and 875 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanauri has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 889.

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

Dhanauri covers 540 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanauri falls under Samana tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhanauri is Dhablan, about 20 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 Dhanauri.

Dhanauri is about 23 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 Samana tehsil of Patiala district. Samana is about 7.5 km away. Samāna is about 7.5 km away. Dhablan is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamashpur (2.0 km), Kamalpur (2.2 km) and Rajla (2.4 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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