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About Garhi Dhanu Village

Garhi Dhanu is a small village in Iglas tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 473, made up of 254 males and 219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 202145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garhi Dhanu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garhi Dhanu village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Tehsil Iglas
Pincode 202145
Area (hectares) 213.51 hectares
Population 473
Male Population 254
Female Population 219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
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 Garhi Dhanu compares

By the 2011 count Garhi Dhanu is the 173rd largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,990 residents. Its 213.51 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 872.

Getting to Garhi Dhanu

Garhi Dhanu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Garhi Dhanu 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 Garhi Dhanu from other places

Garhi Dhanu lies about 32 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Sonai, about 7.9 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 Garhi Dhanu
Nearest railway station Sonai 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Iglas 8.8 km
Nearest town Rāya 15 km
District headquarters Aligarh 32 km

Villages closest to Garhi Dhanu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Iglas 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 Garhi Dhanu

As per the Census of India 2011, Garhi Dhanu village had a population of 473. That makes it the 173rd largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,990 residents.

Garhi Dhanu village has 254 males and 219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garhi Dhanu has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 872.

The pincode recorded for Garhi Dhanu is 202145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garhi Dhanu covers 213.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Garhi Dhanu falls under Iglas tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Garhi Dhanu is Sonai, about 7.9 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 Garhi Dhanu.

Garhi Dhanu is about 32 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garhi Dhanu is in Iglas tehsil of Aligarh district. Sonai is about 7.9 km away. Iglas is about 8.8 km away. Rāya is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohakampur (1.8 km), Makrol (2.3 km) and Tarasara (3.3 km).

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

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