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About Dhanar Village

Dhanar is a small village in Kanda tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 68, made up of 35 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263631, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Kanda
Pincode 263631
Area (hectares) 43.63 hectares
Population 68
Male Population 35
Female Population 33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanar compares

By the 2011 count Dhanar is the 105th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 168 residents. Its 43.63 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1205.

Getting to Dhanar

Dhanar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhanar as Available within 5 - 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 Dhanar from other places

Dhanar lies about 73 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 15 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 Dhanar
Nearest town Rāmnagar 15 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanda 22 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 73 km

Villages closest to Dhanar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanar village had a population of 68. That makes it the 105th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 168 residents.

Dhanar village has 35 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanar has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1205.

The pincode recorded for Dhanar is 263631. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanar covers 43.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhanar falls under Kanda tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhanar is Ramnagar, about 15 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhanar.

Dhanar is about 73 km from Bageshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanar is in Kanda tehsil of Bageshwar district. Rāmnagar is about 15 km away. Ramnagar is about 15 km away. Kanda is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kun Khet (5.2 km), Ganyura (8.1 km) and Rajoli (8.6 km).

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

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