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- LGD code
- 55595
- Pincode
- 262402
- Post office
- Lalkua
- Population
- 358
- Households
- 64
- Literacy rate
- 73.2%
- Sex ratio
- 855 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 173
- Distance to district centre
- 43 km
- Distance to Dehradun
- 195 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 231 km
- Nearest railway station
- Lalkuan Junction · 6 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Mehta Charitable Hospital · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Dhanpur compares
By population, Dhanpur ranks #34 of 50 villages in Lalkuan mandal.
Literacy rate
%
73.2%
+0.8% vs mandal average
- Dhanpur
- 73.2%
- Lalkuan mandal
- 72.4%
- Nainital district
- 73.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
855
−59 vs mandal average
- Dhanpur
- 855
- Lalkuan mandal
- 914
Household size
people per home
5.6
+0.6 vs mandal average
- Dhanpur
- 5.6
- Lalkuan mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dhanpur at a glance
Dhanpur is a village of 358 people in 64 households (Census 2011) in Lalkuan tehsil, Nainital district, Uttarakhand, the 34th-largest of 50 villages in Lalkuan tehsil. Literacy is 73%, about the same as the tehsil average of 72% and the sex ratio is 855 women per 1,000 men. It lies 43 km from the Nainital district centre, 3 km from Gola Range, the nearest town, 6 km from Lalkuan Junction railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 262402, served by Lalkua post office; the LGD village code is 55595. The nearest hospital or health centre is Mehta Charitable Hospital, 8 km away. The population is estimated at 422 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Jaipur Kheema →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dhanpur · this village | 358 | 73% | — |
| Dhanpur · Bansdih | 803 | 44% | 0 km N |
| Dhanpur · Mitauli | 1,925 | 65% | 0 km N |
| Dhanpur · Mawana | 2,365 | 67% | 0 km N |
| Gangapur Kabdwal · Lalkuan | 379 | 75% | 0.4 km NE |
| Tularampur · Lalkuan | 389 | 81% | 0.8 km SE |
| Jangi Bangar · Lalkuan | 1,341 | 75% | 1 km S |
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Notice board · Dhanpur
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Key facts — Dhanpur
- LGD code
- 55595
- Pincode
- 262402
- Post office
- Lalkua
- Population (Census 2011)
- 358
- Population (projected 2026)
- 422
- Households
- 64
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 855
- Literacy rate
- 73.2%
- Coordinates
- 29.12347°N, 79.51034°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Nainital-Udhamsingh Nagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Lalkuwa
- Member of Parliament
- Ajay Bhatt
- Block / Mandal
- Lalkuan
- Nearest PHC
- Ortho Neuro Physiotherapy & Slimming Centre (18.4 km)
- Nearest bank
- Bank of Baroda (18.3 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Kichha (23.4 km)
Getting there
How to reach Dhanpur
Distance to cities · straight line
- Dehradun195 kmcapital
- Delhi231 km
- Kolkata1146 km
- Mumbai1304 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationLalkuan Junction6 km
- Bus stopKaladhungi Bus Station24 km
- Hospital / PHCMehta Charitable Hospital8 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India2 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum5 km
- CollegeCollege Ground13 km
- Police stationPolice Chawki Halduchaur2 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Dhanpur
5 Temples, 1 Gurudwara mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 262402
Same name, different place
Other villages named Dhanpur
Looking for a different Dhanpur? The largest eight this name across India. All villages named Dhanpur →
- DhanpurKokasara · Kalahandi, Odisha3,590 pop
- DhanpurSonamura · Sepahijala, Tripura3,450 pop
- DhanpurJalor · Jalore, Rajasthan2,430 pop
- DhanpurKashi Chak · Nawada, Bihar2,381 pop
- DhanpurMawana · Meerut, Uttar Pradesh2,365 pop
- DhanpurMitauli · Kheri, Uttar Pradesh1,925 pop
- DhanpurMarwahi · Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi, Chhattisgarh1,644 pop
- DhanpurJharigan · Nabarangpur, Odisha1,607 pop
Villages near Dhanpur
Other villages in Lalkuan mandal
View all 50+ →- Gola Range
- Dumka Bangar Bachi Dharma
- Hathikhal
- Halduchaur Dauliya
- Halduchaur Dina
- Jangi Bangar
- Tanda Range
- Jaipur Bisa
- Kishanpur Sarkuliya
- Bametabangar Keshavdatt
- Bameta Bangar Kheema
- Kharakpur
- Durgapalpur Parma
- Durgapalpur Motiram
- Bakulia
- Phatta Bangar
- Halduchaur Jaggi
- Himmatpur Chamwal
- Haripur Keshavdatt
- Dungarpur
- Dumka Bangar Umapati
- Padampur Dewaliya
- Supi Bhagwanpur
- Haldwani Range
- Halduchaur Devram
- Jaipur Khima
- Halduchaur Parma
- Bhawan Singh Nawar
- Himmatpur Motahaldu
- Bhagwanpur Durgadatt
- Tularampur
- Gangapur Kabdwal
- Gaujajali Dakhin
- Bachipur
- Padlipur
- Halduchaur Jairam
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)