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About Dhanaura Village

Dhanaura is one of the larger villages in Sikandrabad tehsil, in the district of Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,154, made up of 3,296 males and 2,858 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 379.35 hectares hectares.

Dhanaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanaura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bulandshahr
Tehsil Sikandrabad
Area (hectares) 379.35 hectares
Population 6,154
Male Population 3,296
Female Population 2,858
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhanaura compares

By the 2011 count Dhanaura is the 7th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,168 residents. Its 379.35 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Dhanaura

Dhanaura is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dhanaura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dhanaura from other places

Dhanaura lies about 18 km from Bulandshahr, and the nearest railway station is Chola, about 1.5 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 Dhanaura
Nearest railway station Chola 1.5 km
Nearest town Khurja 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Sikandrabad 17 km
District headquarters Bulandshahr 18 km

Villages closest to Dhanaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanaura village had a population of 6,154. That makes it the 7th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,168 residents.

Dhanaura village has 3,296 males and 2,858 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanaura has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 881.

Dhanaura covers 379.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhanaura falls under Sikandrabad tehsil of Bulandshahr district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhanaura is Chola, about 1.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhanaura.

Dhanaura is about 18 km from Bulandshahr in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanaura is in Sikandrabad tehsil of Bulandshahr district. Chola is about 1.5 km away. Khurja is about 14 km away. Sikandrabad is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gangraul (2.1 km), Shekhpurmam (2.3 km) and Fatehpurjadon (2.3 km).

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

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