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About Dhansiria Village

Dhansiria is a large village in Marihan tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,685, made up of 1,922 males and 1,763 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 716.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhansiria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhansiria village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Marihan
Pincode 231001
Area (hectares) 716.24 hectares
Population 3,685
Male Population 1,922
Female Population 1,763
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhansiria compares

By the 2011 count Dhansiria is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,141 residents. Its 716.24 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Dhansiria

Dhansiria is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhansiria as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dhansiria from other places

Dhansiria lies about 45 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Lusa, about 4.8 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 Dhansiria
Nearest railway station Lusa 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Marihan 22 km
Nearest town Ahraura 22 km
District headquarters Mirzapur 45 km

Villages closest to Dhansiria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhansiria village had a population of 3,685. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,141 residents.

Dhansiria village has 1,922 males and 1,763 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhansiria has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Dhansiria is 231001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhansiria covers 716.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhansiria falls under Marihan tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhansiria is Lusa, about 4.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhansiria.

Dhansiria is about 45 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhansiria is in Marihan tehsil of Mirzapur district. Lusa is about 4.8 km away. Marihan is about 22 km away. Ahraura is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khamharia (1.6 km), Piparwar (1.8 km) and Chaukhara (2.3 km).

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

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