About Dhanawan Village

Dhanawan is a mid sized village in Parbalpur tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,499, made up of 788 males and 711 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 245 hectares hectares.

Dhanawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Parbalpur
Area (hectares)	245 hectares
Population	1,499
Male Population	788
Female Population	711
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	902
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanawan compares

By the 2011 count Dhanawan is the 12th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,057 residents. Its 245 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

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 village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 2.5 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Badhauna Halt, about 8.8 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	Parbalpur	2.5 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	2.5 km
Nearest railway station	Badhauna Halt	8.8 km
Nearest town	Bihār Sharīf	14 km

Villages closest to Dhanawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Parbalpur 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 1,499. That makes it the 12th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,057 residents.

Dhanawan village has 788 males and 711 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanawan has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

Dhanawan covers 245 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhanawan falls under Parbalpur tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhanawan is Badhauna Halt, about 8.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhanawan.

Dhanawan is about 2.5 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanawan is in Parbalpur tehsil of Nalanda district. Parbalpur is about 2.5 km away. Nalanda is about 2.5 km away. Badhauna Halt is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.