About Dhansi Village

Dhansi is a small village in Yamkeshwar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 246, made up of 91 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,703 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhansi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhansi village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Garhwal
Tehsil	Yamkeshwar
Pincode	246121
Area (hectares)	184.96 hectares
Population	246
Male Population	91
Female Population	155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,703
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 Dhansi compares

By the 2011 count Dhansi is the 46th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 171 residents. Its 184.96 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 1206.

Getting to Dhansi

Dhansi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhansi 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 Dhansi from other places

Dhansi lies about 26 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 22 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 Dhansi
Tehsil headquarters	Yamkeshwar	9.6 km
Nearest town	Rishīkesh	21 km
Nearest railway station	Rishikesh	22 km
District headquarters	Garhwal	26 km

Villages closest to Dhansi

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

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Common questions about Dhansi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhansi village had a population of 246. That makes it the 46th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 171 residents.

Dhansi village has 91 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhansi has about 1703 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1206.

The pincode recorded for Dhansi is 246121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhansi covers 184.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhansi falls under Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhansi is Rishikesh, about 22 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 Dhansi.

Dhansi is about 26 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhansi is in Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district. Yamkeshwar is about 9.6 km away. Rishīkesh is about 21 km away. Rishikesh is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.