Dhanapur is a block of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh in India. It falls under Sakaldiha tehsil region. Dhanapur village is the block headquarters. It is 15 km away from Chandauli town, the district headquarters. It is near the Ganges River basin and has a total of 84 gram panchayat.
Dhanapur Block: Dhanapur block is a subdivision of the Chandauli district. It encompasses 84 gram panchayats, including Dhanapur Gram Panchayat. Dhanapur Gram Panchayat: It is a rural local body governance, falls within the Dhanapur block and governs multiple villages, including Dhanapur village. Dhanapur Village: Dhanapur village is one of the two villages that falls under the jurisdiction of the Dhanapur Gram Panchayat.
History Dhanapur village, known as Martyr's Land, played a significant role in the Indian Independence struggle. Citizens of Chandauli district actively participated, notably during the First War of Independence in 1857 and the Quit India Movement. On 16 August 1942, revolutionaries, including Heera Singh, Mahangu Singh, and Raghunath Singh, hoisted the tricolour at the police station, sacrificing their lives for the cause.
Destinations
The Hetampur Fort, situated at a distance of about 8.8 km from the block headquarters, is also 25 km from the national highway. Shershah Shuri's grantee Hetam Khan had built this fort in the 16th century spread over 3 acres. The fort was made of Lahori brick and Chunar sandstone and is currently taken under its protection by the Department of Archaeology. The Shaheed Sthal Samarak in Dhanapur village honors the freedom fighters. It stands as a tribute to their martyrdom and is a site of remembrance during national festivals.
Demographics According to the 2011 census of India, Dhanapur block has a population of 221,375. It has a sex ratio of 947 females for every 1,000 males. 23.37% of the population in this block belong to scheduled cast category and 2.05% belong to scheduled tribes category. Bhojpuri is the local language of Dhanapur block. The Bhojpuri variant of Kaithi which actually related to a caste Kayastha is the indigenous script of Bhojpuri language.
Dhanapur village has population of 20,450. It has a sex ratio of 917 females for every 1,000 males. 16.69% of population in this gram panchayat belong to scheduled cast category and 2.36% belong to scheduled tribes category.
+Data of 138 villages of respective gram panchayats S. No. Gram Panchayat Village Total Population Scheduled Caste% Scheduled Tribes% Sex Ratio per 1000 male Literacy Rate 1 Ahikaura Jamalapur 0 0 0 0 0 Orawlla 198 0 0 783 80.47 Gobind Chak 113 90.27 0 738 79.57 Ahikaura 4,312 25.6 2.09 967 68.95 Ram Chander Patti 4 0 0 1000 100 Bhatsa 383 14.36 0 1048 74.85 2 Amadpur Gangwara Amadpur 0 0 0 0 0 Amadpur 3218 12.83 3.85 983 81.41 3 Amarraa Amara 2495 6.85 0 1002 67.87 Bamanpur 118 0 0 966 82.86 4 Asavariya Asavariya 1185 22.95 0.08 991 79.96 Kamalpur Kohna 588 0 3.23 1006 82.95 5 Ashok Nagar Gauspur 1974 32.57 0.05 916 72.65 Dubauliya 359 100 0 841 70.63 6 Autauli Autauli 1819 6.05 0.38 1053 66.26 7 Avahi Avahi 2100 23.24 0 875 73.34 Hinauta 935 79.57 0 764 72.92 8 Awajapur Awajapur 3426 41.16 4.67 952 76.7 9 Awti Awti 3117 42.25 1.48 869 74.58 10 Babhaniyaw Thana Babhaniyaw Thana 2506 35.08 5.83 944 74.24 11 Baghari Baghari 1260 20.79 3.65 872 73.79 12 Bahadur Pur Lokuwa Lokuwa 2327 37.6 5.2 947 76.94 13 Baheri Baheri 3657 34.07 9.08 955 73.87 14 Bamhniya Rampur Hashimpur 730 0.55 0 921 72.27 Bamhniya Rampur 4507 20.08 1.35 983 74.03 15 Bewada Bewada 1080 34.26 7.31 978 77.65 Ranpur 979 37.9 1.94 1026 72.17 16 Bhadau Bhadau 2322 41.26 0 1053 61.83 17 Budhe Pur Arajidiyara 0 0 0 0 0 Budhe Pur 1175 21.87 4.51 799 78.73 Dulhachak 0 0 0 0 0 Naudhara 799 12.27 0 1043 80.06 18 Busgawa Busgawa 2344 21.33 1.19 919 73.97 19 Dabariya Dabariya 2043 22.47 0.39 1008 75.01 20 Dhanapur Dhanapur 20450 16.67 2.36 915 75.53 Gang Barar Dhanapur 0 0 0 0 0 21 Dharavn Dharavn 4766 17.35 0.65 912 77.2 22 Dodhiya Dodhiya 1264 23.42 0 944 69 23 Ekbalpur Akabalpur 1085 2.76 1.57 934 76.16 24 Enamatpur Enamatpur 3321 11.65 0.36 970 73.39 25 Gandhinagar Barhan Shitalpur 801 0 0 858 70.17 Barhan 2821 19.96 0 932 73.76 26 Hetampur Hetampur 1306 0.46 1 1034 78.49 27 Hingutar Jagdishpur Hingutar Jagdishpur 5186 25.43 4.15 896 80.93 28 Jamurana Devarapur 927 24.7 0.22 1135 65.89 Jamurana 1744 21.16 0.29 935 69.34 29 Jamurkha Jamurkha 1824 27.91 0.6 986 78.34 30 Jiganaa Jiganaa 1660 25.9 8.25 899 73.55 31 Kadirabad Kadirabad 1207 17.15 0 956 78.41 32 Kamalpur Kamalpur 6239 17.68 1.15 891 73.82 Katkauliya 0 0 0 0 0 33 Karin Karin 2222 23.18 0.09 992 68.84 34 Kawal Pura Kawal Pura 1150 34.35 2.7 972 86.47 35 Kawipaharpur Kawipaharpur 5671 12.17 1.04 911 66.2 36 Kharan Kharan 4218 36.51 1.07 964 67.83 37 Kohara Kohara 1688 17.24 3.61 983 78.18 38 Lalpur janauli Janauli 1620 23.7 4.01 990 76.29 Kamhari 289 72.66 0 817 65.74 39 Madhopur Madhopur 2983 23.8 0.94 953 74.36 40 Maheshi Marufapur 0 0 0 0 0 Maheshi 1311 8.01 9.23 1026 84.46 41 Mahuji Mahuji 3766 20.74 0.05 923 71.11 42 Math Ucharhhal Giri Math Ucharhhal Giri 814 0.86 5.28 1000 78.91 Shivadasipur 713 19.21 10.94 927 80.98 43 Medhan Dawan Pura 546 4.58 0 943 79.52 Jamejay Pur 518 0 5.98 876 83.71 Kodai 10 0 0 1000 100 Medhan 2834 21.67 0.25 979 68.86 44 Mirjapur Mirjapur 1141 47.06 3.16 1030 77.81 Chitawal 345 98.84 0 982 51.74 Karjaura 464 32.76 5.6 833 71.5 45 Mishra Pura Baruada Khalsa 47 10.64 0 1350 71.79 Barauda Bamhnauli 700 2.14 0 1134 73.85 Puracheta Dube 590 2.37 3.9 1020 86.42 Pura Jagarnath Mishra 168 0 0 931 93.84 Purasheta Mishira I 111 0 0 982 90.11 Pura Sheta Mishera II 0 0 0 0 0 46 Murli Pur Vira Saray Vira Saray 2258 12.09 3.23 934 66.44 Bayanpur 514 45.33 0 925 77.51 47 Navrangabad Navrangabad 1776 0 0 909 75.1 48 Negura Negura 3727 35.82 0.27 986 66.16 49 Neknampur Neknampur 2457 19.45 1.22 945 77.43 50 Nidilpur Nidilpur 1967 22.52 2.03 1064 79.25 51 Odra Garupur Odra Garupur 3342 14.93 0.81 990 67.72 52 Pagahi Bagahi 2367 30.88 0 957 76.09 53 Panchang Pur Gangwara Nakanwa Medhwa 0 0 0 0 0 Medhwa 437 0 0 1042 77.57 Gang Barar Nagwa 0 0 0 0 0 Nagwa 1253 38.63 2.63 936 64.34 54 Pandeypuri Milki Pandeypuri Milki 1197 42.77 0 975 76.78 55 Papraul Papraul 1276 27.51 0 1088 70.5 56 Parsahata Parsahata 2121 15.98 2.88 949 79.66 57 Prahaladpur Prahaladpur 1431 0 0 1038 60.59 58 Prakash Pur Mahuja Lodhva 75 0 1.33 666 100 Mahra 2522 15.5 1.47 910 73.93 59 Premasraya Pur Maharai 156 29.49 0 974 72.79 Gurehoo 2820 20.18 0 931 69.45 60 Raitha Raitha 2361 35.49 3.09 949 76.57 61 Rampur Diya Diya 2865 12.67 0.91 911 76.37 Gaddochak 381 0 0 914 72.37 62 Ramrupdaspur Ramrupdaspur 1923 19.45 5.93 924 77.5 Visunpura Khurd 642 0 0 1006 57.65 Bisunpur 0 0 0 0 0 63 Sakarari Sakarari 1565 30.42 0 1008 79.01 64 Sangrampur Lakhipur 881 3.06 1.7 902 69.88 Manni Patti 684 0 0 965 72.55 65 Shahidgawan Shri Kantpur 570 3.16 9.12 938 86.21 Dedhwaliya 709 0 0 980 85.71 66 Shantipur Torwan Torwan 3927 22.23 2.6 945 74.58 Bhart Patti 0 0 0 0 0 Neerapur 514 59.53 4.28 946 58.84 67 Silauta Silauta 1707 33.39 2.87 896 66.11 Mangalpur 201 0 0 951 78.43 68 Sisaura Kala Sisaura Kala 3151 37.38 4.44 973 75.21 Sisaura Khurd 0 0 0 0 0 69 Sonhuli Sonhuli 1950 22.62 2.41 948 77.43 Gang Barar Sonhuli 0 0 0 0 0 70 Sraswatipur Nailipati Pashchim 1823 20.95 6.58 931 74.95 Nailipatti Purba 638 24.92 2.51 975 77.5 Odhwa 79 60.76 0 1025 64.18 71 Saraya Sarya 522 0 0 1079 67.5 Rasulpur 496 26.81 2.62 1049 91.1 72 Tribhuwanpur Phoolpur Urf Prasadpur 596 10.91 1.51 898 53.15 Khar Kholi 801 7.99 4.12 871 76.07 Marai 727 64.79 0 888 66.94 73 Vardisara Vardisara 2173 48.73 3.82 850 73.74 74 Vijayipur Nonari 401 0 0 956 82.09 Kaudharpur 1047 33.24 0 938 70.26 75 Virana Virana 3524 41.23 6.81 940 59.81 76 Visunpur Kala Visunpur Kala 1930 52.49 2.12 1010 76.79 77 Alamkhatopur Alamkhatopur 1028 33.46 0 954 55.26 78 Chilbili Chilbili 1326 36.12 0 1065 52.9 79 Gajendrpur Gajendrpur 1571 13.94 0 951 75.77 80 Guraini Guraini 1108 17.87 0 916 79.09 81 Jivanpur Jivanpur 1101 66.76 0 931 74.11 82 Karjara Karjara 1338 48.51 1.2 950 76.98 83 Kisunpura Kisunpura 1755 6.61 1.77 930 58.17 84 Ramarepur Ramarepur 1071 12.51 0 1091 79.56
Administrations and politics Administration
Dhanapur block which consists of 84 gram panchayat, and is headed by the Block Development Officer of Dhanapur block. A Civil service officer of the rank of Block Development Officer (BDO) is the in-charge of a CD Block in India. BDO are usually officers of representative state-governments. BDO reports to the Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM). The BDO's office is the main operational wing of the government for the development administration as well as regulatory administration.
Politics
Dhanapur Panchayat Samiti is a Rural Local Body Governance in Chandauli Zila Parishad. There are total 84 Gram Panchayats and under Dhanapur panchayat samiti jurisdiction. The samiti is elected for five years and is headed by a chairman/president and deputy chairman/vice president elected by the members of the panchayat samiti. One Sarpanch samiti supervises the other gram panchayats. It acts as a coordinating body between zila parishad and gram panchayat.
Dhaanapur Gram Panchayat is a Rural Local Body Governance in Dhanapur Panchayat Samiti part of Chandauli Zila Parishad. There are total 2 Villages under Dhaanapur Gram Panchayat jurisdiction. Gram Panchayat Dhanapur is further divided into 15 Wards. Gram Panchayat Dhanapur has total 15 elected members by people. Dhanapur Gram Panchayat has total 8 full time government employees.