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About Dhanepur Village

Dhanepur is a mid sized village in Gauriganj tehsil, in the district of Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 995, made up of 472 males and 523 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,108 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 227807, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanepur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanepur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sultanpur
Tehsil Gauriganj
Pincode 227807
Area (hectares) 116.2 hectares
Population 995
Male Population 472
Female Population 523
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,108
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanepur compares

By the 2011 count Dhanepur is the 164th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,536 residents. Its 116.2 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Dhanepur

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

Dhanepur lies about 39 km from Sultanpur, and the nearest railway station is Adhinpur, about 9.4 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 Dhanepur
Nearest railway station Adhinpur 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Gauriganj 14 km
Nearest town Jais 17 km
District headquarters Sultanpur 39 km

Villages closest to Dhanepur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanepur village had a population of 995. That makes it the 164th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,536 residents.

Dhanepur village has 472 males and 523 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanepur has about 1108 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Dhanepur is 227807. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanepur covers 116.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhanepur falls under Gauriganj tehsil of Sultanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhanepur is Adhinpur, about 9.4 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 and private bus service as Available for Dhanepur.

Dhanepur is about 39 km from Sultanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanepur is in Gauriganj tehsil of Sultanpur district. Adhinpur is about 9.4 km away. Gauriganj is about 14 km away. Jais is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lorikpur (under 2 km), Sirkhiri (1.6 km) and Naupur (1.7 km).

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

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