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About Dhantia Village

Dhantia is a large village in Meerganj tehsil, in the district of Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,134, made up of 1,090 males and 1,044 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208.89 hectares hectares.

Dhantia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhantia village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bareilly
Tehsil Meerganj
Area (hectares) 208.89 hectares
Population 2,134
Male Population 1,090
Female Population 1,044
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
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 Dhantia compares

By the 2011 count Dhantia is the 62nd largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,858 residents. Its 208.89 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 873.

Getting to Dhantia

Dhantia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhantia 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 Dhantia from other places

Dhantia lies about 12 km from Bareilly, and the nearest railway station is Parsa Khera, about 1.6 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 Dhantia
Nearest railway station Parsa Khera 1.6 km
Nearest town Fatehganj West 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Meerganj 12 km
District headquarters Bareilly 12 km

Villages closest to Dhantia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhantia village had a population of 2,134. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,858 residents.

Dhantia village has 1,090 males and 1,044 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhantia has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 873.

Dhantia covers 208.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhantia falls under Meerganj tehsil of Bareilly district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhantia is Parsa Khera, about 1.6 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 Dhantia.

Dhantia is about 12 km from Bareilly in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhantia is in Meerganj tehsil of Bareilly district. Parsa Khera is about 1.6 km away. Fatehganj West is about 4.5 km away. Meerganj is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balli (1.8 km), Ballia (1.8 km) and Marhauli (2.9 km).

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

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