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About Dankara Village

Dankara is a mid sized village in Bilaspur tehsil, in the district of Rampur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,109, made up of 593 males and 516 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242.01 hectares hectares.

Dankara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dankara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Rampur
Tehsil Bilaspur
Area (hectares) 242.01 hectares
Population 1,109
Male Population 593
Female Population 516
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dankara compares

By the 2011 count Dankara is the 73rd largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,053 residents. Its 242.01 hectares work out to about 4.6 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 907.

Getting to Dankara

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

How far is Dankara from other places

Dankara lies about 22 km from Rampur, and the nearest railway station is Kemri, about 7.3 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 Dankara
Nearest town Kemrī 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Kemri 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Bilaspur 14 km
District headquarters Rampur 22 km

Villages closest to Dankara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dankara village had a population of 1,109. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,053 residents.

Dankara village has 593 males and 516 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dankara has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 907.

Dankara covers 242.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dankara falls under Bilaspur tehsil of Rampur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dankara is Kemri, about 7.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dankara.

Dankara is about 22 km from Rampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dankara is in Bilaspur tehsil of Rampur district. Kemrī is about 6.7 km away. Kemri is about 7.3 km away. Bilaspur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dankari (under 2 km), Malan Khera (2.0 km) and Mundia Kalan (2.2 km).

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

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