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About Dhannipur Village

Dhannipur is a mid sized village in Sohawal tehsil, in the district of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,317, made up of 676 males and 641 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16.61 hectares hectares.

Dhannipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhannipur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Faizabad
Tehsil Sohawal
Area (hectares) 16.61 hectares
Population 1,317
Male Population 676
Female Population 641
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhannipur compares

By the 2011 count Dhannipur is the 106th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,518 residents. Its 16.61 hectares work out to about 79 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Dhannipur

The census records public bus service for Dhannipur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhannipur from other places

Dhannipur lies about 18 km from Faizabad, and the nearest railway station is Sohawal, about 2.6 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 Dhannipur
Nearest railway station Sohawal 2.6 km
District headquarters Faizabad 18 km
Nearest town Fyzābād 18 km

Villages closest to Dhannipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhannipur village had a population of 1,317. That makes it the 106th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,518 residents.

Dhannipur village has 676 males and 641 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhannipur has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

Dhannipur covers 16.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 79 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhannipur falls under Sohawal tehsil of Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhannipur is Sohawal, about 2.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhannipur.

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

Dhannipur is in Sohawal tehsil of Faizabad district. Sohawal is about 2.6 km away. Faizabad is about 18 km away. Fyzābād is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raunahi Uparhar (under 2 km), Budhauli (under 2 km) and Sheikhpur Jafar (1.7 km).

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

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