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About Dhanuha Village

Dhanuha is a small village in Colonelganj tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 398, made up of 203 males and 195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanuha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanuha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gonda
Tehsil Colonelganj
Pincode 271125
Area (hectares) 29.6 hectares
Population 398
Male Population 203
Female Population 195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
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 Dhanuha compares

By the 2011 count Dhanuha is the 361st 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 29.6 hectares work out to about 13 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 912.

Getting to Dhanuha

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

Dhanuha lies about 11 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Maijapur, about 3.4 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 Dhanuha
Nearest railway station Maijapur 3.4 km
District headquarters Gonda 11 km
Nearest town Gondā City 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Colonelganj 14 km

Villages closest to Dhanuha

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 Dhanuha

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanuha village had a population of 398. That makes it the 361st largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents.

Dhanuha village has 203 males and 195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanuha has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Dhanuha is 271125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanuha covers 29.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhanuha is Maijapur, about 3.4 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 Dhanuha.

Dhanuha is about 11 km from Gonda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanuha is in Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district. Maijapur is about 3.4 km away. Gonda is about 11 km away. Gondā City is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parwanpur (under 2 km), Chhitnapur (under 2 km) and Harsinghpur (under 2 km).

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

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