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About Dhanapur Village

Dhanapur is a mid sized village in Salon tehsil, in the district of Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 695, made up of 349 males and 346 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.81 hectares hectares.

Dhanapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Rae Bareli
Tehsil Salon
Area (hectares) 36.81 hectares
Population 695
Male Population 349
Female Population 346
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanapur compares

By the 2011 count Dhanapur is the 187th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,851 residents. Its 36.81 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Dhanapur

Dhanapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhanapur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhanapur from other places

Dhanapur lies about 33 km from Rae Bareli, and the nearest railway station is Bani, about 18 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 Dhanapur
Tehsil headquarters Salon 9.6 km
Nearest railway station Bani 18 km
Nearest town Jais 20 km
District headquarters Rae Bareli 33 km

Villages closest to Dhanapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanapur village had a population of 695. That makes it the 187th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,851 residents.

Dhanapur village has 349 males and 346 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanapur has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 974.

Dhanapur covers 36.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhanapur falls under Salon tehsil of Rae Bareli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhanapur is Bani, about 18 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 village for Dhanapur.

Dhanapur is about 33 km from Rae Bareli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanapur is in Salon tehsil of Rae Bareli district. Salon is about 9.6 km away. Bani is about 18 km away. Jais is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barawan (under 2 km), Padumpur (under 2 km) and Birpur (under 2 km).

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

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