About Dhanapur Village

Dhanapur is one of the larger villages in Sakaldiha tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 20,450, made up of 10,674 males and 9,776 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1310 hectares hectares.

Dhanapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanapur village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Chandauli
Tehsil	Sakaldiha
Area (hectares)	1310 hectares
Population	20,450
Male Population	10,674
Female Population	9,776
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	916
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanapur compares

By the 2011 count Dhanapur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents. Its 1310 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Dhanapur

Dhanapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhanapur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhanapur from other places

Dhanapur lies about 24 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Basuchak, about 8.5 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 Dhanapur
Nearest railway station	Basuchak	8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sakaldiha	15 km
Nearest town	Saidpur	16 km
District headquarters	Chandauli	24 km

Villages closest to Dhanapur

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

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Common questions about Dhanapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanapur village had a population of 20,450. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents.

Dhanapur village has 10,674 males and 9,776 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanapur has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Dhanapur covers 1310 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhanapur falls under Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhanapur is Basuchak, about 8.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhanapur.

Dhanapur is about 24 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanapur is in Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district. Basuchak is about 8.5 km away. Sakaldiha is about 15 km away. Saidpur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.