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About Dhandwara Village

Dhandwara is a mid sized village in Gunnaur tehsil, in the district of Budaun, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,718, made up of 937 males and 781 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 834 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183.67 hectares hectares.

Dhandwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhandwara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Budaun
Tehsil Gunnaur
Area (hectares) 183.67 hectares
Population 1,718
Male Population 937
Female Population 781
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 834
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhandwara compares

By the 2011 count Dhandwara is the 112th largest of the 304 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,636 residents. Its 183.67 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 855.

Getting to Dhandwara

Dhandwara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhandwara 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhandwara from other places

Dhandwara lies about 57 km from Budaun, and the nearest railway station is Dhanari, about 12 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 Dhandwara
Nearest railway station Dhanari 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Gunnaur 15 km
District headquarters Budaun 57 km

Villages closest to Dhandwara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhandwara village had a population of 1,718. That makes it the 112th largest of the 304 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,636 residents.

Dhandwara village has 937 males and 781 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhandwara has about 834 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 855.

Dhandwara covers 183.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhandwara falls under Gunnaur tehsil of Budaun district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhandwara is Dhanari, about 12 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhandwara.

Dhandwara is about 57 km from Budaun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhandwara is in Gunnaur tehsil of Budaun district. Dhanari is about 12 km away. Gunnaur is about 15 km away. Budaun is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lawar (under 2 km), Bichaula Bhurh (under 2 km) and Sihora (under 2 km).

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

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