About Dhanauri Village

Dhanauri is a large village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,280, made up of 1,244 males and 1,036 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 507 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanauri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanauri village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Rupnagar
Tehsil	Chamkaur Sahib
Pincode	140108
Area (hectares)	507 hectares
Population	2,280
Male Population	1,244
Female Population	1,036
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	833
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhanauri compares

By the 2011 count Dhanauri is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 752 residents. Its 507 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

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 village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dhanauri from other places

Dhanauri lies about 12 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Kurali, about 5.9 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	Kurali	5.9 km
Nearest town	Kūrāli	6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chamkaur Sahib	11 km
District headquarters	Rupnagar	12 km

Villages closest to Dhanauri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chamkaur Sahib 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.

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Common questions about Dhanauri

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanauri village had a population of 2,280. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 752 residents.

Dhanauri village has 1,244 males and 1,036 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanauri has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Dhanauri is 140108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanauri covers 507 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanauri falls under Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhanauri is Kurali, about 5.9 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 village for Dhanauri.

Dhanauri is about 12 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanauri is in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Kurali is about 5.9 km away. Kūrāli is about 6.4 km away. Chamkaur Sahib is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.