About Dhanapur Village

Dhanapur is a mid sized village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 812, made up of 370 males and 442 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,195 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanapur village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Jaunpur
Tehsil	Kerakat
Pincode	222133
Area (hectares)	152.03 hectares
Population	812
Male Population	370
Female Population	442
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,195
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhanapur compares

By the 2011 count Dhanapur is the 247th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 152.03 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Dhanapur

Dhanapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhanapur as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhanapur from other places

Dhanapur lies about 20 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Muftiganj, about 8.1 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 Dhanapur
Nearest railway station	Muftiganj	8.1 km
Nearest town	Lalganj	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kerakat	20 km
District headquarters	Jaunpur	20 km

Villages closest to Dhanapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanapur village had a population of 812. That makes it the 247th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Dhanapur village has 370 males and 442 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanapur has about 1195 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1071.

The pincode recorded for Dhanapur is 222133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanapur covers 152.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanapur falls under Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhanapur is Muftiganj, about 8.1 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 within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhanapur.

Dhanapur is about 20 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanapur is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Muftiganj is about 8.1 km away. Lalganj is about 12 km away. Kerakat is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.