About Dhanawan Village

Dhanawan is a large village in Roh tehsil, in the district of Nawada, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,620, made up of 2,459 males and 2,161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1187 hectares hectares.

Dhanawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nawada
Tehsil	Roh
Area (hectares)	1187 hectares
Population	4,620
Male Population	2,459
Female Population	2,161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	879
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanawan compares

By the 2011 count Dhanawan is the 9th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,257 residents. Its 1187 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Dhanawan

Dhanawan is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dhanawan as Available within 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 Dhanawan from other places

Dhanawan lies about 20 km from Nawada, and the nearest railway station is Baghi Bardiha, about 16 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	Roh	8.3 km
Nearest railway station	Baghi Bardiha	16 km
District headquarters	Nawada	20 km
Nearest town	Nawāda	20 km

Villages closest to Dhanawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Roh 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 4,620. That makes it the 9th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,257 residents.

Dhanawan village has 2,459 males and 2,161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanawan has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Dhanawan covers 1187 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanawan falls under Roh tehsil of Nawada district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhanawan is Baghi Bardiha, about 16 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhanawan.

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

Dhanawan is in Roh tehsil of Nawada district. Roh is about 8.3 km away. Baghi Bardiha is about 16 km away. Nawada is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.