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About Dhankerpur Village

Dhankerpur is a small village in Karhal tehsil, in the district of Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 257, made up of 140 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 836 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 205264, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhankerpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhankerpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mainpuri
Tehsil Karhal
Pincode 205264
Area (hectares) 58.45 hectares
Population 257
Male Population 140
Female Population 117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 836
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhankerpur compares

By the 2011 count Dhankerpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,643 residents. Its 58.45 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 872.

Getting to Dhankerpur

Dhankerpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhankerpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dhankerpur from other places

Dhankerpur lies about 29 km from Mainpuri, and the nearest railway station is Saifai, about 1.9 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 Dhankerpur
Nearest railway station Saifai 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Karhal 2.4 km
District headquarters Mainpuri 29 km

Villages closest to Dhankerpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhankerpur village had a population of 257. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,643 residents.

Dhankerpur village has 140 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhankerpur has about 836 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 872.

The pincode recorded for Dhankerpur is 205264. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhankerpur covers 58.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhankerpur falls under Karhal tehsil of Mainpuri district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhankerpur is Saifai, about 1.9 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhankerpur.

Dhankerpur is about 29 km from Mainpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhankerpur is in Karhal tehsil of Mainpuri district. Saifai is about 1.9 km away. Karhal is about 2.4 km away. Mainpuri is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajpur (under 2 km), Muhammadpur Nagaria (under 2 km) and Karhal (2.4 km).

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

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