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About Dhanauji Village

Dhanauji is a small village in Khajni tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 261, made up of 142 males and 119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 838 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.66 hectares hectares.

Dhanauji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanauji village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Khajni
Area (hectares) 41.66 hectares
Population 261
Male Population 142
Female Population 119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 838
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanauji compares

By the 2011 count Dhanauji is the 510th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 846 residents. Its 41.66 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Dhanauji

Dhanauji is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhanauji as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Dhanauji from other places

Dhanauji lies about 22 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Sahjanwa, about 20 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 Dhanauji
Tehsil headquarters Khajni 7.4 km
Nearest railway station Sahjanwa 20 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 22 km

Villages closest to Dhanauji

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanauji village had a population of 261. That makes it the 510th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 846 residents.

Dhanauji village has 142 males and 119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanauji has about 838 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Dhanauji covers 41.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhanauji falls under Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhanauji is Sahjanwa, about 20 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available for Dhanauji.

Dhanauji is about 22 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanauji is in Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Khajni is about 7.4 km away. Sahjanwa is about 20 km away. Gorakhpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Auji (under 2 km), Dhanauchi (under 2 km) and Khanhari (under 2 km).

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

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