About Dhanawan Village

Dhanawan is a large village in Bodh Gaya tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,240, made up of 1,196 males and 1,044 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 823004, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Bodh Gaya
Pincode	823004
Area (hectares)	146 hectares
Population	2,240
Male Population	1,196
Female Population	1,044
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	873
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanawan compares

By the 2011 count Dhanawan is the 27th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 146 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Dhanawan

Dhanawan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhanawan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhanawan from other places

Dhanawan lies about 20 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kastha, about 17 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
Tehsil headquarters	Bodh Gaya	10 km
Nearest railway station	Kastha	17 km
District headquarters	Gaya	20 km

Villages closest to Dhanawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bodh Gaya 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 2,240. That makes it the 27th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Dhanawan village has 1,196 males and 1,044 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanawan has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Dhanawan is 823004. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanawan covers 146 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhanawan falls under Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhanawan is Kastha, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Dhanawan is about 20 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanawan is in Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district. Bodh Gaya is about 10 km away. Kastha is about 17 km away. Gaya is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.