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About Dhanpur Village

Dhanpur is a small village in Kaladhungi tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 377, made up of 175 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,154 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanpur village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Kaladhungi
Pincode 263140
Area (hectares) 44.79 hectares
Population 377
Male Population 175
Female Population 202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,154
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanpur compares

By the 2011 count Dhanpur is the 36th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 429 residents. Its 44.79 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Dhanpur

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

Dhanpur lies about 23 km from Nainital, 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 Dhanpur
Tehsil headquarters Kaladhungi 11 km
Nearest town Rāmnagar 15 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 15 km
District headquarters Nainital 23 km

Villages closest to Dhanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanpur village had a population of 377. That makes it the 36th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 429 residents.

Dhanpur village has 175 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanpur has about 1154 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Dhanpur is 263140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanpur covers 44.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhanpur falls under Kaladhungi tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhanpur 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhanpur.

Dhanpur is about 23 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanpur is in Kaladhungi tehsil of Nainital district. Kaladhungi is about 11 km away. Rāmnagar is about 15 km away. Ramnagar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narottampur (under 2 km), Rupdeopur (under 2 km) and Dharampur (under 2 km).

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

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