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About Dhanipur Village

Dhanipur is a small village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 333, made up of 172 males and 161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.09 hectares hectares.

Dhanipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanipur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Area (hectares) 30.09 hectares
Population 333
Male Population 172
Female Population 161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanipur compares

By the 2011 count Dhanipur is the 419th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 30.09 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Dhanipur

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

How far is Dhanipur from other places

Dhanipur lies about 40 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mungara Badshahpur, about 12 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 Dhanipur
Nearest railway station Mungara Badshahpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 13 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 13 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 40 km

Villages closest to Dhanipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanipur village had a population of 333. That makes it the 419th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Dhanipur village has 172 males and 161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanipur has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1061.

Dhanipur covers 30.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhanipur falls under Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhanipur is Mungara Badshahpur, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhanipur.

Dhanipur is about 40 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanipur is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Mungara Badshahpur is about 12 km away. Machhlishahr is about 13 km away. Machhlīshahr 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 Darabpur (under 2 km), Rajjupur (under 2 km) and Rampur Hargir (under 2 km).

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

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