As of 2011[update] India census,[3] Dankaur had a population of 13,520. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Dankaur has an average literacy rate of 57%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 67% and, female literacy is 47%.
Dankaur railway station is situated between Ghaziabad Junction and Aligarh Junction on Delhi-Kanpur section of Indian railways. The physical location of Dankaur station is at Shyam Nagar Mandi on Dankaur-Sikandrabad road.
Politics
Dankaur is part of the Jewar Assembly constituency, represented by a MLA.