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About Dhanpur Village

Dhanpur is a small village in Lalkuan tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 358, made up of 193 males and 165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262402, 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 Lalkuan
Pincode 262402
Area (hectares) 86.28 hectares
Population 358
Male Population 193
Female Population 165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 855
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhanpur compares

By the 2011 count Dhanpur is the 34th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,777 residents. Its 86.28 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Dhanpur

Dhanpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhanpur as Available within <5 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 5 - 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
Nearest town Rāmnagar 15 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Lalkuan 23 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 Lalkuan 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 358. That makes it the 34th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,777 residents.

Dhanpur village has 193 males and 165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanpur has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Dhanpur is 262402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanpur covers 86.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanpur falls under Lalkuan 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 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance 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 Lalkuan tehsil of Nainital district. Rāmnagar is about 15 km away. Ramnagar is about 15 km away. Lalkuan is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Himmatpur Chamwal (2.8 km), Jaipur Khima (3.8 km) and Haldwani Range (18 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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