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About Dhanuan Village

Dhanuan is a mid sized village in Jakhania tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 537, made up of 272 males and 265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23.46 hectares hectares.

Dhanuan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanuan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Jakhania
Area (hectares) 23.46 hectares
Population 537
Male Population 272
Female Population 265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
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 Dhanuan compares

By the 2011 count Dhanuan is the 294th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 23.46 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Dhanuan

The census records public bus service for Dhanuan 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 Dhanuan from other places

Dhanuan lies about 153 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Gaura, about 4.3 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 Dhanuan
Nearest railway station Gaura 4.3 km
Nearest town Mau Aimma 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Jakhania 20 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 153 km

Villages closest to Dhanuan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanuan village had a population of 537. That makes it the 294th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Dhanuan village has 272 males and 265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanuan has about 974 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 1007.

Dhanuan covers 23.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhanuan falls under Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhanuan is Gaura, about 4.3 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 Dhanuan.

Dhanuan is about 153 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanuan is in Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district. Gaura is about 4.3 km away. Mau Aimma is about 16 km away. Jakhania 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 Dayalpur Nonari (2.1 km), Amehta (3.6 km) and Baghipur (4.6 km).

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

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