About Dhanwara Village

Dhanwara is a mid sized village in Akbarpur tehsil, in the district of Nawada, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,929, made up of 1,005 males and 924 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 271 hectares hectares.

Dhanwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanwara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nawada
Tehsil	Akbarpur
Area (hectares)	271 hectares
Population	1,929
Male Population	1,005
Female Population	924
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	919
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanwara compares

By the 2011 count Dhanwara is the 41st largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,645 residents. Its 271 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Dhanwara

Dhanwara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhanwara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Dhanwara from other places

Dhanwara lies about 9.0 km from Nawada, and the nearest railway station is Nawadah, about 8.6 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 Dhanwara
Nearest railway station	Nawadah	8.6 km
District headquarters	Nawada	9.0 km
Nearest town	Nawāda	9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Akbarpur	10 km

Villages closest to Dhanwara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Akbarpur 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 Dhanwara

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanwara village had a population of 1,929. That makes it the 41st largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,645 residents.

Dhanwara village has 1,005 males and 924 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanwara has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Dhanwara covers 271 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhanwara falls under Akbarpur tehsil of Nawada district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhanwara is Nawadah, about 8.6 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 10+ km distance for Dhanwara.

Dhanwara is about 9.0 km from Nawada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanwara is in Akbarpur tehsil of Nawada district. Nawadah is about 8.6 km away. Nawada is about 9.0 km away. Nawāda is about 9.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.