About Dhanju Village

Dhanju is a large village in Sardhana tehsil, in the district of Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,366, made up of 1,248 males and 1,118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 250110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanju Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanju village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Meerut
Tehsil	Sardhana
Pincode	250110
Area (hectares)	223.65 hectares
Population	2,366
Male Population	1,248
Female Population	1,118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	896
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhanju compares

By the 2011 count Dhanju is the 75th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,592 residents. Its 223.65 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 884.

Getting to Dhanju

Dhanju is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhanju as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhanju from other places

Dhanju lies about 12 km from Meerut, and the nearest railway station is Modipuram, about 2.9 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 Dhanju
Nearest railway station	Modipuram	2.9 km
District headquarters	Meerut	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sardhana	14 km

Villages closest to Dhanju

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

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Common questions about Dhanju

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanju village had a population of 2,366. That makes it the 75th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,592 residents.

Dhanju village has 1,248 males and 1,118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanju has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 884.

The pincode recorded for Dhanju is 250110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanju covers 223.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhanju falls under Sardhana tehsil of Meerut district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhanju is Modipuram, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Dhanju is about 12 km from Meerut in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanju is in Sardhana tehsil of Meerut district. Modipuram is about 2.9 km away. Meerut is about 12 km away. Sardhana is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.