About Dhankeshra Village

Dhankeshra is a mid sized village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 699, made up of 373 males and 326 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.79 hectares hectares.

Dhankeshra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhankeshra village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Allahabad
Tehsil	Handia
Area (hectares)	56.79 hectares
Population	699
Male Population	373
Female Population	326
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	874
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhankeshra compares

By the 2011 count Dhankeshra is the 427th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 56.79 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Dhankeshra

Dhankeshra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhankeshra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Dhankeshra from other places

Dhankeshra lies about 26 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Saidabad, about 2.9 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 Dhankeshra
Nearest railway station	Saidabad	2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Handia	9.3 km
Nearest town	Phulpur	17 km
District headquarters	Allahabad	26 km

Villages closest to Dhankeshra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhankeshra village had a population of 699. That makes it the 427th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Dhankeshra village has 373 males and 326 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhankeshra has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Dhankeshra covers 56.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhankeshra falls under Handia tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhankeshra is Saidabad, about 2.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhankeshra.

Dhankeshra is about 26 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhankeshra is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Saidabad is about 2.9 km away. Handia is about 9.3 km away. Phulpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.