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About Dhanawan Village

Dhanawan is a large village in Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,753, made up of 1,468 males and 1,285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257 hectares hectares.

Dhanawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jamui
Tehsil Islamnagar Aliganj
Area (hectares) 257 hectares
Population 2,753
Male Population 1,468
Female Population 1,285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanawan compares

By the 2011 count Dhanawan is the 15th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents. Its 257 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Dhanawan

Dhanawan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhanawan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 30 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Adarsh Manpur, about 18 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 Islamnagar Aliganj 2.9 km
Nearest railway station Adarsh Manpur 18 km
Nearest town Sheikhpura 21 km
District headquarters Jamui 30 km

Villages closest to Dhanawan

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

Common questions about Dhanawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanawan village had a population of 2,753. That makes it the 15th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents.

Dhanawan village has 1,468 males and 1,285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanawan has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

Dhanawan covers 257 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhanawan falls under Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhanawan is Adarsh Manpur, about 18 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhanawan.

Dhanawan is about 30 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanawan is in Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil of Jamui district. Islamnagar Aliganj is about 2.9 km away. Adarsh Manpur is about 18 km away. Sheikhpura is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaiar (under 2 km), Mohanpur (1.6 km) and Sahora (2.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dhanawan today is likely to be higher.

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