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About Dhanaura Village

Dhanaura is a mid sized village in Colonelganj tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,943, made up of 1,046 males and 897 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175.55 hectares hectares.

Dhanaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanaura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gonda
Tehsil Colonelganj
Area (hectares) 175.55 hectares
Population 1,943
Male Population 1,046
Female Population 897
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanaura compares

By the 2011 count Dhanaura is the 167th largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents. Its 175.55 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Dhanaura

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

How far is Dhanaura from other places

Dhanaura lies about 18 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Maijapur, about 14 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 Dhanaura
Nearest railway station Maijapur 14 km
District headquarters Gonda 18 km
Nearest town Gondā City 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Colonelganj 18 km

Villages closest to Dhanaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanaura village had a population of 1,943. That makes it the 167th largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents.

Dhanaura village has 1,046 males and 897 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanaura has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Dhanaura covers 175.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhanaura falls under Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhanaura is Maijapur, about 14 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhanaura.

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

Dhanaura is in Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district. Maijapur is about 14 km away. Gonda is about 18 km away. Gondā City 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 Puraina (1.8 km), Malanv (1.9 km) and Jarauli (2.1 km).

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

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