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About Dhanapur Village

Dhanapur is a mid sized village in Mariahu tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,153, made up of 550 males and 603 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,096 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130.8 hectares hectares.

Dhanapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Mariahu
Area (hectares) 130.8 hectares
Population 1,153
Male Population 550
Female Population 603
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,096
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Dhanapur compares

By the 2011 count Dhanapur is the 227th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents. Its 130.8 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Dhanapur

Dhanapur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dhanapur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhanapur from other places

Dhanapur lies about 30 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mariahu, about 10 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 Mariahu 10 km
Nearest town Mariāhu 11 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 30 km

Villages closest to Dhanapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanapur village had a population of 1,153. That makes it the 227th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents.

Dhanapur village has 550 males and 603 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanapur has about 1096 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1086.

Dhanapur covers 130.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhanapur is Mariahu, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Dhanapur.

Dhanapur is about 30 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 Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district. Mariahu is about 10 km away. Mariāhu is about 11 km away. Jaunpur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gandhaunna (under 2 km), Ankara (1.9 km) and Aunra (2.0 km).

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

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