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About Dhanpur Village

Dhanpur is a small village in Bhatwari tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 274, made up of 134 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249193, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanpur village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Bhatwari
Pincode 249193
Area (hectares) 61.15 hectares
Population 274
Male Population 134
Female Population 140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanpur compares

By the 2011 count Dhanpur is the 74th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 578 residents. Its 61.15 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

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 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 5.1 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 60 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
District headquarters Uttarkashi 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhatwari 19 km
Nearest town Tehri 34 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 60 km

Villages closest to Dhanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhatwari 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 274. That makes it the 74th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 578 residents.

Dhanpur village has 134 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanpur has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Dhanpur is 249193. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanpur covers 61.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanpur falls under Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhanpur is Dehradun, about 60 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhanpur.

Dhanpur is about 5.1 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanpur is in Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Uttarkashi is about 5.1 km away. Bhatwari is about 19 km away. Tehri is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manpur (under 2 km), Sara (under 2 km) and Aleth (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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