About Dhanja Village

Dhanja is a large village in Konch tehsil, in the district of Jalaun, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,421, made up of 1,287 males and 1,134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 518.64 hectares hectares.

Dhanja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanja village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Jalaun
Tehsil	Konch
Area (hectares)	518.64 hectares
Population	2,421
Male Population	1,287
Female Population	1,134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	881
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanja compares

By the 2011 count Dhanja is the 17th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,143 residents. Its 518.64 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 870.

Getting to Dhanja

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

Dhanja lies about 14 km from Jalaun, and the nearest railway station is Konch, about 16 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 Dhanja
District headquarters	Jalaun	14 km
Nearest town	Jālaun	14 km
Nearest railway station	Konch	16 km

Villages closest to Dhanja

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanja village had a population of 2,421. That makes it the 17th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,143 residents.

Dhanja village has 1,287 males and 1,134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanja has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 870.

Dhanja covers 518.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanja falls under Konch tehsil of Jalaun district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhanja is Konch, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhanja.

Dhanja is about 14 km from Jalaun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanja is in Konch tehsil of Jalaun district. Jalaun is about 14 km away. Jālaun is about 14 km away. Konch is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.