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About Dhanupura Village

Dhanupura is a mid sized village in Chandausi tehsil, in the district of Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 947, made up of 514 males and 433 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 842 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188.2 hectares hectares.

Dhanupura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanupura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Moradabad
Tehsil Chandausi
Area (hectares) 188.2 hectares
Population 947
Male Population 514
Female Population 433
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 842
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanupura compares

By the 2011 count Dhanupura is the 166th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,153 residents. Its 188.2 hectares work out to about 5.0 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 880.

Getting to Dhanupura

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

Dhanupura lies about 51 km from Moradabad, and the nearest railway station is Purua Khera, about 3.0 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 Dhanupura
Nearest railway station Purua Khera 3.0 km
Nearest town Bisauli 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandausi 18 km
District headquarters Moradabad 51 km

Villages closest to Dhanupura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanupura village had a population of 947. That makes it the 166th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,153 residents.

Dhanupura village has 514 males and 433 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanupura has about 842 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 880.

Dhanupura covers 188.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanupura falls under Chandausi tehsil of Moradabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhanupura is Purua Khera, about 3.0 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 Dhanupura.

Dhanupura is about 51 km from Moradabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanupura is in Chandausi tehsil of Moradabad district. Purua Khera is about 3.0 km away. Bisauli is about 12 km away. Chandausi is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sikri Bhagwantpur (3.9 km), Bhojpur (4.0 km) and Debapur (4.8 km).

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

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