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About Dhanpura Village

Dhanpura is a mid sized village in Shikohabad tehsil, in the district of Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,266, made up of 648 males and 618 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197.62 hectares hectares.

Dhanpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanpura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Firozabad
Tehsil Shikohabad
Area (hectares) 197.62 hectares
Population 1,266
Male Population 648
Female Population 618
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanpura compares

By the 2011 count Dhanpura is the 153rd largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,886 residents. Its 197.62 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 873.

Getting to Dhanpura

Dhanpura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhanpura 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 Dhanpura from other places

Dhanpura lies about 22 km from Firozabad, and the nearest railway station is Shikohabad, about 8.6 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 Dhanpura
Nearest railway station Shikohabad 8.6 km
Nearest town Shikohābād 11 km
District headquarters Firozabad 22 km

Villages closest to Dhanpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanpura village had a population of 1,266. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,886 residents.

Dhanpura village has 648 males and 618 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanpura has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 873.

Dhanpura covers 197.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhanpura falls under Shikohabad tehsil of Firozabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhanpura is Shikohabad, about 8.6 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 Dhanpura.

Dhanpura is about 22 km from Firozabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanpura is in Shikohabad tehsil of Firozabad district. Shikohabad is about 8.6 km away. Shikohābād is about 11 km away. Firozabad is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haibatpur Karkha (under 2 km), Harganpur (under 2 km) and Kutakpur Harganpur (under 2 km).

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

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