Dannahar

Dannahar (Devanagari: दन्नाहार Dannāhār) is a village in Ghiror block of Mainpuri district, Uttar Pradesh. It is located on the Kanpur branch of the Lower Ganga Canal, and a bridge crosses the canal at the village. As of 2011, Dannahar has a population of 941, in 150 households.

Dannahar
Village
Dannahar is located in Uttar Pradesh
Dannahar
Dannahar
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 27.21287°N 78.89403°E / 27.21287; 78.89403
CountryIndia
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictMainpuri
Area
[1]
 • Total1.52 km2 (0.59 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total941
 • Density620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Geography

Dannahar is located on the Kanpur branch of the Lower Ganga Canal. A bridge crosses the canal here.[2]: 50 

Demographics

As of 2011, Dannahar had a population of 941, in 150 households.[1]: 73  This population was 53.3% male (502) and 46.7% female (439). The 0-6 age group numbered 172 (95 male and 77 female), or 18.3% of the total population. 284 residents were members of Scheduled Castes, or 30.2% of the total.[3]: 70–1 

The 1981 census recorded Dannahar as having a population of 486 people, in 79 households.[4]: 132–3 

The 1961 census recorded Dannahar as comprising 3 hamlets, with a total population of 361 people (180 male and 181 female), in 69 households and 61 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 518 acres.[5]: lxx 

Infrastructure

As of 2011, Dannahar had 1 primary school and 1 primary health centre. Drinking water was provided by hand pump and tube well; there were no public toilets. The village did not have a post office or public library; there was at least some access to electricity for domestic and agricultural purposes. Streets were made of both kachcha and pakka materials.[1]: 73–8 

References
  1. "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Mainpuri, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  2. Neave, E. R., ed. (1910). Mainpuri: A Gazetteer, Being Volume X of the District Gazetteers of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh. Allahabad: Government Press. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  3. "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Mainpuri, Part B (Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract)" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  4. Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Mainpuri (PDF). 1982. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  5. Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (24 - Mainpuri District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. Retrieved 25 December 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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