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About Dhanpura Village

Dhanpura is a large village in Mawana tehsil, in the district of Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,365, made up of 1,291 males and 1,074 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 832 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228.112 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 250401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanpura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Meerut
Tehsil Mawana
Pincode 250401
Area (hectares) 228.112 hectares
Population 2,365
Male Population 1,291
Female Population 1,074
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 832
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanpura compares

By the 2011 count Dhanpura is the 90th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,203 residents. Its 228.112 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Dhanpura

Dhanpura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhanpura as Available within village. 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 Dhanpura from other places

Dhanpura lies about 17 km from Meerut, and the nearest railway station is MES Colony, 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 Dhanpura
Tehsil headquarters Mawana 11 km
Nearest town Mawāna 11 km
Nearest railway station MES Colony 17 km
District headquarters Meerut 17 km

Villages closest to Dhanpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanpura village had a population of 2,365. That makes it the 90th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,203 residents.

Dhanpura village has 1,291 males and 1,074 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanpura has about 832 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 887.

The pincode recorded for Dhanpura is 250401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanpura covers 228.112 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhanpura falls under Mawana tehsil of Meerut district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhanpura is MES Colony, 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhanpura.

Dhanpura is about 17 km from Meerut in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanpura is in Mawana tehsil of Meerut district. Mawana is about 11 km away. Mawāna is about 11 km away. MES Colony 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 Gagsona (under 2 km), Sona (under 2 km) and Shahzadpur (under 2 km).

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

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