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About Dhanauran Village

Dhanauran is a mid sized village in Kharar tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 553, made up of 293 males and 260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanauran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanauran village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Kharar
Pincode 140301
Area (hectares) 145 hectares
Population 553
Male Population 293
Female Population 260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanauran compares

By the 2011 count Dhanauran is the 114th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 923 residents. Its 145 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 875.

Getting to Dhanauran

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

Dhanauran lies about 12 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar. 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 Dhanauran
Nearest town Naya Gaon 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Kharar 9.3 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 12 km

Villages closest to Dhanauran

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanauran village had a population of 553. That makes it the 114th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 923 residents.

Dhanauran village has 293 males and 260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanauran has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 875.

The pincode recorded for Dhanauran is 140301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanauran covers 145 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanauran falls under Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The census record for Dhanauran notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Dhanauran.

Dhanauran is about 12 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanauran is in Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Naya Gaon is about 5.7 km away. Kharar is about 9.3 km away. Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mastgarh (under 2 km), Chahar Majra (under 2 km) and Togan (1.5 km).

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

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