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About Dhanayan Village

Dhanayan is a mid sized village in Budhana tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,969, made up of 1,067 males and 902 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 845 females per 1000 males. The village covers 330.86 hectares hectares.

Dhanayan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanayan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Muzaffarnagar
Tehsil Budhana
Area (hectares) 330.86 hectares
Population 1,969
Male Population 1,067
Female Population 902
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 845
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 Dhanayan compares

By the 2011 count Dhanayan is the 77th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,032 residents. Its 330.86 hectares work out to about 6.0 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 875.

Getting to Dhanayan

Dhanayan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhanayan 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 Dhanayan from other places

Dhanayan lies about 19 km from Muzaffarnagar, and the nearest railway station is Mansurpur, about 13 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 Dhanayan
Tehsil headquarters Budhana 12 km
Nearest town Budhāna 12 km
Nearest railway station Mansurpur 13 km
District headquarters Muzaffarnagar 19 km

Villages closest to Dhanayan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanayan village had a population of 1,969. That makes it the 77th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,032 residents.

Dhanayan village has 1,067 males and 902 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanayan has about 845 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 875.

Dhanayan covers 330.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanayan falls under Budhana tehsil of Muzaffarnagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhanayan is Mansurpur, about 13 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 Dhanayan.

Dhanayan is about 19 km from Muzaffarnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanayan is in Budhana tehsil of Muzaffarnagar district. Budhana is about 12 km away. Budhāna is about 12 km away. Mansurpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandpur (1.9 km), Mubarakpur (2.9 km) and Shaoron (3.2 km).

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

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