About Dhanapa Village

Dhanapa is a large village in Merta tehsil, in the district of Nagaur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,587, made up of 1,378 males and 1,209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4717.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342902, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanapa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanapa village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Nagaur
Tehsil	Merta
Pincode	342902
Area (hectares)	4717.3 hectares
Population	2,587
Male Population	1,378
Female Population	1,209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	877
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanapa compares

By the 2011 count Dhanapa is the 28th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,565 residents. Its 4717.3 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Dhanapa

Dhanapa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhanapa 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhanapa from other places

Dhanapa lies about 71 km from Nagaur, and the nearest railway station is Kharia Khangarh, about 7.6 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 Dhanapa
Nearest railway station	Kharia Khangarh	7.6 km
Nearest town	Pīpār	29 km
Tehsil headquarters	Merta	30 km
District headquarters	Nagaur	71 km

Villages closest to Dhanapa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanapa village had a population of 2,587. That makes it the 28th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,565 residents.

Dhanapa village has 1,378 males and 1,209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanapa has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Dhanapa is 342902. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanapa covers 4717.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhanapa falls under Merta tehsil of Nagaur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dhanapa is Kharia Khangarh, about 7.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhanapa.

Dhanapa is about 71 km from Nagaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanapa is in Merta tehsil of Nagaur district. Kharia Khangarh is about 7.6 km away. Pīpār is about 29 km away. Merta is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.