# Dhanju Village, Sardhana, Meerut (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Sardhana, Meerut 

# Dhanju

Dhanju is a village in Sardhana sub-district of Meerut district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,366 people in 405 households**, the 75th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 2,366people (2011)
- 405households
- 78.2%literacy
- 896females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhanju

Of every 100 households in Dhanju in 2011, 78 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Dhanju · ■ Sardhana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**45%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**73%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**84%

Use banking services ****80%**

**69%

Television ****74%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**4%

None of these assets ****6%**

**12%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Dhanju?

■ Dhanju · ■ Sardhana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.2%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896**

**885

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****755**

**843

Working population ****34.4%**

**30.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.0% for men and 65.4% for women. 53% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 273 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 79 (10%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 282 (35%) · **■** Marginal 173 (21%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Sardhana

- Nagli Sadharan2,541 people
- Bhalsauna2,495 people
- Panwari2,495 people
- Kheri Tappa Lawar2,452 people
- Pavli Khurd2,317 people
- Batjeora2,249 people
- Julehra2,198 people
- Jalalpur-Akkhepur2,151 people

[All 137 villages in Sardhana](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/meerut/sardhana/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhanju?2,366 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanju in?Meerut district (Sardhana sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanju?78.2% (Census 2011)