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About Dhanpur Khas Village

Dhanpur Khas is a small village in Karnaprayag tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 94, made up of 32 males and 62 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanpur Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanpur Khas village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Karnaprayag
Pincode 246429
Area (hectares) 120.3 hectares
Population 94
Male Population 32
Female Population 62
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,938
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanpur Khas compares

By the 2011 count Dhanpur Khas is the 125th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 184 residents. Its 120.3 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1199.

Getting to Dhanpur Khas

Dhanpur Khas is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhanpur Khas as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhanpur Khas from other places

Dhanpur Khas lies about 30 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 77 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 Dhanpur Khas
Tehsil headquarters Karnaprayag 12 km
District headquarters Chamoli 30 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 31 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 77 km

Villages closest to Dhanpur Khas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karnaprayag 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 Dhanpur Khas

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanpur Khas village had a population of 94. That makes it the 125th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 184 residents.

Dhanpur Khas village has 32 males and 62 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanpur Khas has about 1938 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1199.

The pincode recorded for Dhanpur Khas is 246429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanpur Khas covers 120.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhanpur Khas falls under Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhanpur Khas is Kotdwara, about 77 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 km distance for Dhanpur Khas.

Dhanpur Khas is about 30 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanpur Khas is in Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district. Karnaprayag is about 12 km away. Chamoli is about 30 km away. Srīnagar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bameli (1.9 km), Sunak (2.2 km) and Majkhola (2.2 km).

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

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