About Dhanawan Village

Dhanawan is a large village in Sarmera tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,692, made up of 1,415 males and 1,277 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 351 hectares hectares.

Dhanawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Sarmera
Area (hectares)	351 hectares
Population	2,692
Male Population	1,415
Female Population	1,277
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	902
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 14th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,537 residents. Its 351 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

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 37 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 13 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	Sarmera	5.8 km
Nearest town	Bar Bigha	10 km
Nearest railway station	Sarsa Jamalpur	13 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	37 km

Villages closest to Dhanawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sarmera 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 2,692. That makes it the 14th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,537 residents.

Dhanawan village has 1,415 males and 1,277 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 921.

Dhanawan covers 351 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhanawan falls under Sarmera tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhanawan is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 13 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 37 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 Sarmera tehsil of Nalanda district. Sarmera is about 5.8 km away. Bar Bigha is about 10 km away. Sarsa Jamalpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.