Dhanapur, Gauriganj

For other uses, see Dhanapur.

Dhanapur Dhanāpur
Village
Map showing Dhanapur (#250) in Gauriganj CD block
Dhanapur Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°10′48″N81°37′55″E / 26.179942°N 81.632063°E / 26.179942; 81.632063 [1]
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
Division	Ayodhya
District	Amethi
Area [2]
• Total	1.10 km2 (0.42 sq mi)
Population  (2011) [2]
• Total	953
• Density	870/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Dhanapur is a village in Gauriganj block of Amethi district, Uttar Pradesh, India. ^[2] As of 2011, it has a population of 953 people, in 159 households. ^[2] It has one primary school and no healthcare facilities and does not host a permanent market or weekly haat. ^[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Semuai. ^[3]

The 1951 census recorded Dhanapur as comprising 2 hamlets, with a total population of 282 people (139 male and 143 female), in 64 households and 61 physical houses. ^[4] The area of the village was given as 157 acres. ^[4] 9 residents were literate, all male. ^[4] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Amethi and the thana of Gauriganj. ^[4]

The 1961 census recorded Dhanapur as comprising 2 hamlets, with a total population of 265 people (124 male and 141 female), in 69 households and 69 physical houses. ^[5] The area of the village was given as 298 acres. ^[5]

The 1981 census recorded Dhanapur as having a population of 415 people, in 101 households, and having an area of 118.17 hectares. ^[6] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice. ^[6]

The 1991 census recorded Dhanapur as having a total population of 532 people (279 male and 253 female), in 115 households and 112 physical houses. ^[3] The area of the village was listed as 118.00 hectares. ^[3] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 92, or 17% of the total; this group was 49% male (45) and 51% female (47). ^[3] Members of scheduled castes numbered 175, or 33% of the village's total population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded. ^[3] The literacy rate of the village was 27.5% (116 men and 5 women, counting only people age 7 and up). ^[3] 127 people were classified as main workers (120 men and 7 women), while 0 people were classified as marginal workers; the remaining 405 residents were non-workers. ^[3] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 33 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 94 agricultural labourers (i.e. people who worked someone else's land in return for payment); 0 workers in livestock, forestry, fishing, hunting, plantations, orchards, etc.; 0 in mining and quarrying; 0 household industry workers; 0 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 0 construction workers; 0 employed in trade and commerce; 0 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 0 in other services. ^[3]

References

1. "Geonames Search". Do a radial search using these coordinates here.
2. "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Sultanpur, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census 2011 India. pp. 181–98. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
3. Census 1991 Series-25 Uttar Pradesh Part-XII B Village & Townwise Primary Census Abstract District Census Handbook District Raebareli (PDF). 1992. pp. xxiv–xxviii, 114–5. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
4. Census of India, 1951: District Census Handbook Uttar Pradesh (49 - Rae Bareli District) (PDF). Allahabad. 1955. pp. 96–7. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
5. Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (44 - Sultanpur District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. pp. xl–xli. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
6. Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Rae Bareli (PDF). 1982. pp. 90–1. Retrieved 13 November 2021.