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About Dhanaya Village

Dhanaya is a small village in Lalganj tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 63, made up of 30 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,100 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.96 hectares hectares.

Dhanaya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanaya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Lalganj
Area (hectares) 53.96 hectares
Population 63
Male Population 30
Female Population 33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,100
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 Dhanaya compares

By the 2011 count Dhanaya is the 448th largest of the 484 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,120 residents. Its 53.96 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1080.

Getting to Dhanaya

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

Dhanaya lies about 152 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Ram Chaura Road, about 9.8 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 Dhanaya
Nearest railway station Ram Chaura Road 9.8 km
Nearest town Mau Aimma 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Lalganj 27 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 152 km

Villages closest to Dhanaya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanaya village had a population of 63. That makes it the 448th largest of the 484 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,120 residents.

Dhanaya village has 30 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanaya has about 1100 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1080.

Dhanaya covers 53.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhanaya falls under Lalganj tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhanaya is Ram Chaura Road, about 9.8 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 Dhanaya.

Dhanaya is about 152 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanaya is in Lalganj tehsil of Azamgarh district. Ram Chaura Road is about 9.8 km away. Mau Aimma is about 20 km away. Lalganj is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khamauli (2.6 km), Khargipur (4.0 km) and Bhautar Chak Bhautar (4.1 km).

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

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