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About Dhanpur Village

Dhanpur is a mid sized village in Bansdih tehsil, in the district of Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 803, made up of 384 males and 419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184.31 hectares hectares.

Dhanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ballia
Tehsil Bansdih
Area (hectares) 184.31 hectares
Population 803
Male Population 384
Female Population 419
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,091
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhanpur compares

By the 2011 count Dhanpur is the 160th largest of the 376 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,202 residents. Its 184.31 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Dhanpur

Dhanpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhanpur 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhanpur from other places

Dhanpur lies about 19 km from Ballia, and the nearest railway station is Khatīma, about 21 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 Dhanpur
Nearest town Sitārganj 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Bansdih 19 km
District headquarters Ballia 19 km
Nearest railway station Khatīma 21 km

Villages closest to Dhanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanpur village had a population of 803. That makes it the 160th largest of the 376 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,202 residents.

Dhanpur village has 384 males and 419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanpur has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Dhanpur covers 184.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanpur falls under Bansdih tehsil of Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhanpur is Khatīma, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Dhanpur.

Dhanpur is about 19 km from Ballia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanpur is in Bansdih tehsil of Ballia district. Sitārganj is about 9.9 km away. Bansdih is about 19 km away. Ballia is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kishunipur (3.1 km), Bhimpur (4.6 km) and Sangapur Taluka Maniyar Patti (7.3 km).

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

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