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About Dhanaura Village

Dhanaura is a large village in Dudhi tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,413, made up of 1,813 males and 1,600 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 931.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanaura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Dudhi
Pincode 231208
Area (hectares) 931.13 hectares
Population 3,413
Male Population 1,813
Female Population 1,600
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhanaura compares

By the 2011 count Dhanaura is the 32nd largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 931.13 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Dhanaura

The census records public bus service for Dhanaura 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhanaura from other places

Dhanaura lies about 56 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Duddhinagar, about 1.5 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 Dhanaura
Tehsil headquarters Dudhi under 2 km
Nearest railway station Duddhinagar 1.5 km
Nearest town Renukūt 20 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 56 km

Villages closest to Dhanaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanaura village had a population of 3,413. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Dhanaura village has 1,813 males and 1,600 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanaura has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Dhanaura is 231208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanaura covers 931.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanaura falls under Dudhi tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhanaura is Duddhinagar, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Dhanaura.

Dhanaura is about 56 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanaura is in Dudhi tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Dudhi is about under 2 km away. Duddhinagar is about 1.5 km away. Renukūt 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 Maldewa (under 2 km), Khajuri (2.0 km) and Jabar (2.8 km).

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

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