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About Dhunnu Village

Dhunnu is a mid sized village in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,462, made up of 776 males and 686 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200.59 hectares hectares.

Dhunnu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhunnu village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Chakia
Area (hectares) 200.59 hectares
Population 1,462
Male Population 776
Female Population 686
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
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 Dhunnu compares

By the 2011 count Dhunnu is the 70th largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 784 residents. Its 200.59 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Dhunnu

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

Dhunnu lies about 21 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Chandauli Majhwar, 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 Dhunnu
Tehsil headquarters Chakia 4.9 km
District headquarters Chandauli 21 km
Nearest railway station Chandauli Majhwar 21 km

Villages closest to Dhunnu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhunnu village had a population of 1,462. That makes it the 70th largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 784 residents.

Dhunnu village has 776 males and 686 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhunnu has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

Dhunnu covers 200.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhunnu falls under Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhunnu is Chandauli Majhwar, about 21 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 Dhunnu.

Dhunnu is about 21 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhunnu is in Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district. Chakia is about 4.9 km away. Chandauli is about 21 km away. Chandauli Majhwar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rasiya (under 2 km), Mahraur (under 2 km) and Ujari Katwa (under 2 km).

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

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