About Dhanawan Village

Dhanawan is a large village in Obra tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,117, made up of 1,087 males and 1,030 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Aurangabad
Tehsil	Obra
Pincode	824121
Area (hectares)	98 hectares
Population	2,117
Male Population	1,087
Female Population	1,030
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	948
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Dhanawan compares

By the 2011 count Dhanawan is the 31st largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents. Its 98 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Dhanawan

Dhanawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhanawan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhanawan from other places

Dhanawan lies about 14 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Anugraha Narayan Road, about 1.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dhanawan
Nearest railway station	Anugraha Narayan Road	1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Obra	6.0 km
District headquarters	Aurangabad	14 km
Nearest town	Aurangābād	14 km

Villages closest to Dhanawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Obra tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Dhanawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanawan village had a population of 2,117. That makes it the 31st largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents.

Dhanawan village has 1,087 males and 1,030 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanawan has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Dhanawan is 824121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanawan covers 98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhanawan falls under Obra tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhanawan is Anugraha Narayan Road, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhanawan.

Dhanawan is about 14 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanawan is in Obra tehsil of Aurangabad district. Anugraha Narayan Road is about 1.6 km away. Obra is about 6.0 km away. Aurangabad is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.