It is situated approximately 55 kilometres east of Delhi along the bank of river Yamuna.

Dankaur is also home to Dhanauri Wetlands, place for Sarus Crane.

Dankaur is well connected by road to Greater Noida, Jewar, Sikandrabad and Tappal.

The physical location of Dankaur station is at Shyam Nagar Mandi on Dankaur-Sikandrabad road.

Dankaur is part of the Jewar Assembly constituency, represented by a MLA.