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About Dhanuawa Village

Dhanuawa is a mid sized village in Bikapur tehsil, in the district of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,291, made up of 651 males and 640 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.66 hectares hectares.

Dhanuawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanuawa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Faizabad
Tehsil Bikapur
Area (hectares) 134.66 hectares
Population 1,291
Male Population 651
Female Population 640
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhanuawa compares

By the 2011 count Dhanuawa is the 125th largest of the 335 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,289 residents. Its 134.66 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Dhanuawa

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

How far is Dhanuawa from other places

Dhanuawa lies about 20 km from Faizabad, and the nearest railway station is Malethu Kanak, about 2.7 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 Dhanuawa
Nearest railway station Malethu Kanak 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Bikapur 3.7 km
District headquarters Faizabad 20 km
Nearest town Fyzābād 20 km

Villages closest to Dhanuawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanuawa village had a population of 1,291. That makes it the 125th largest of the 335 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,289 residents.

Dhanuawa village has 651 males and 640 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanuawa has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

Dhanuawa covers 134.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhanuawa falls under Bikapur tehsil of Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhanuawa is Malethu Kanak, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Dhanuawa.

Dhanuawa is about 20 km from Faizabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanuawa is in Bikapur tehsil of Faizabad district. Malethu Kanak is about 2.7 km away. Bikapur is about 3.7 km away. Faizabad is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajepur Chakia (under 2 km), Karaundi (under 2 km) and Karaundi Mafi (under 2 km).

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

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