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About Dhankhari Village

Dhankhari is a mid sized village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,359, made up of 688 males and 671 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163.96 hectares hectares.

Dhankhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhankhari village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahrajganj
Tehsil Maharajganj
Area (hectares) 163.96 hectares
Population 1,359
Male Population 688
Female Population 671
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhankhari compares

By the 2011 count Dhankhari is the 300th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents. Its 163.96 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Dhankhari

Dhankhari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhankhari 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhankhari from other places

Dhankhari lies about 32 km from Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Loharpurwa, about 17 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 Dhankhari
Tehsil headquarters Maharajganj 16 km
Nearest town Mahārāganj 16 km
Nearest railway station Loharpurwa 17 km
District headquarters Mahrajganj 32 km

Villages closest to Dhankhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhankhari village had a population of 1,359. That makes it the 300th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents.

Dhankhari village has 688 males and 671 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhankhari has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

Dhankhari covers 163.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhankhari falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhankhari is Loharpurwa, about 17 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhankhari.

Dhankhari is about 32 km from Mahrajganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhankhari is in Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Maharajganj is about 16 km away. Mahārāganj is about 16 km away. Loharpurwa is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nabiganj (under 2 km), Maulaganj (under 2 km) and Pipara Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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