Dhanpur, Himachal Pradesh
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Dhanpur | |
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village | |
  Dhanpur Location in Himachal Pradesh, India  Dhanpur Dhanpur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 31°46′14″N 76°24′39″E / 31.770432615°N 76.4108232031°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Himachal Pradesh |
| Government | |
| • Body | pyanchyati raj |
| Elevation | 650 m (2,130 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 50 |
| Society | |
| • Languages | Hindi, Pahari |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Postal code | 177044 |
| Vehicle registration | HP-55 |
Dhanpur is a very small village near Nadaun, Himachal Pradesh, northern India, with a population of around 50 people. It is located on the top of a small hill. The village has a historical temple, and there is evidence of some sort of fort or palace in the area. The location of village is good and it has a pleasant climate.
The importance of this village lies in it having evidence of an historical palace or fort.
The village is attempting to get India's Archaeological Department to have a look. The villagers found one buried sword near the temple while doing renovation work. The sword was sent to a museum, but still there is no progress in the way of revealing the history of village. While the Public Health department was working for digging water tank, a number of items were found - a small clay artefact, iron to make the small artifact and ash about 16 feet (5m) underground.
Today anyone can have a look at the lime-made remains of the boundary wall and other some remains of the underground palace. The village has the Krishi Vigyan Kendra for Hamirpur district located here helping the local economy to improve by adoption of modern methodologies in farm sector