About Dhankhar Village

Dhankhar is a mid sized village in Colonelganj tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 704, made up of 376 males and 328 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.76 hectares hectares.

Dhankhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhankhar village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Gonda
Tehsil	Colonelganj
Area (hectares)	131.76 hectares
Population	704
Male Population	376
Female Population	328
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	872
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 Dhankhar compares

By the 2011 count Dhankhar is the 324th largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents. Its 131.76 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Dhankhar

Dhankhar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhankhar 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 Dhankhar from other places

Dhankhar lies about 12 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Kathola, about 7.5 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 Dhankhar
Nearest railway station	Kathola	7.5 km
District headquarters	Gonda	12 km
Nearest town	Gondā City	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Colonelganj	16 km

Villages closest to Dhankhar

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.

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Common questions about Dhankhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhankhar village had a population of 704. That makes it the 324th largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents.

Dhankhar village has 376 males and 328 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhankhar has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Dhankhar covers 131.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhankhar is Kathola, about 7.5 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 Dhankhar.

Dhankhar is about 12 km from Gonda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhankhar is in Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district. Kathola is about 7.5 km away. Gonda is about 12 km away. Gondā City is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.