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About Dhanuhi Village

Dhanuhi is a mid sized village in Colonelganj tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,675, made up of 829 males and 846 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270.16 hectares hectares.

Dhanuhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanuhi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gonda
Tehsil Colonelganj
Area (hectares) 270.16 hectares
Population 1,675
Male Population 829
Female Population 846
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhanuhi compares

By the 2011 count Dhanuhi is the 198th largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents. Its 270.16 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Dhanuhi

Dhanuhi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhanuhi as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhanuhi from other places

Dhanuhi lies about 13 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Kathola, about 11 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 Dhanuhi
Nearest railway station Kathola 11 km
District headquarters Gonda 13 km
Nearest town Gondā City 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Colonelganj 19 km

Villages closest to Dhanuhi

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 Dhanuhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanuhi village had a population of 1,675. That makes it the 198th largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents.

Dhanuhi village has 829 males and 846 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanuhi has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Dhanuhi covers 270.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhanuhi is Kathola, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhanuhi.

Dhanuhi is about 13 km from Gonda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanuhi is in Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district. Kathola is about 11 km away. Gonda is about 13 km away. Gondā City is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kataila (1.8 km), Lohangpur (1.9 km) and Narda (2.2 km).

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

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