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About Dhanapur Village

Dhanapur is a small village in Koraon tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 457, made up of 243 males and 214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.14 hectares hectares.

Dhanapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Koraon
Area (hectares) 76.14 hectares
Population 457
Male Population 243
Female Population 214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanapur compares

By the 2011 count Dhanapur is the 200th largest of the 263 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,379 residents. Its 76.14 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Dhanapur

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

Dhanapur lies about 8.3 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Bamhrauli, about 2.3 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 Dhanapur
Nearest railway station Bamhrauli 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Koraon 8.3 km
District headquarters Allahabad 8.3 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 8.3 km

Villages closest to Dhanapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanapur village had a population of 457. That makes it the 200th largest of the 263 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,379 residents.

Dhanapur village has 243 males and 214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanapur has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 904.

Dhanapur covers 76.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhanapur falls under Koraon tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhanapur is Bamhrauli, about 2.3 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 for Dhanapur.

Dhanapur is about 8.3 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanapur is in Koraon tehsil of Allahabad district. Bamhrauli is about 2.3 km away. Koraon is about 8.3 km away. Allahabad is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kundwa Urf Unch Gaon (1.5 km), Dhus (1.9 km) and Devghat (3.2 km).

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

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