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About Dhanipur Village

Dhanipur is a mid sized village in Mariahu tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,009, made up of 483 males and 526 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,089 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.18 hectares hectares.

Dhanipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanipur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Mariahu
Area (hectares) 52.18 hectares
Population 1,009
Male Population 483
Female Population 526
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,089
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhanipur compares

By the 2011 count Dhanipur is the 260th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents. Its 52.18 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Dhanipur

Dhanipur 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 Dhanipur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 26 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mariahu, about 8.2 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 Mariahu 8.2 km
Nearest town Mariāhu 9.0 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 26 km

Villages closest to Dhanipur

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 Dhanipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanipur village had a population of 1,009. That makes it the 260th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents.

Dhanipur village has 483 males and 526 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanipur has about 1089 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1086.

Dhanipur covers 52.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhanipur is Mariahu, about 8.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhanipur.

Dhanipur is about 26 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 Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district. Mariahu is about 8.2 km away. Mariāhu is about 9.0 km away. Jaunpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhannaur (under 2 km), Haripur (under 2 km) and Narharpur (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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