About Dhanwan Village

Dhanwan is a large village in Barh tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,558, made up of 1,374 males and 1,184 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 443 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanwan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Barh
Pincode	803213
Area (hectares)	443 hectares
Population	2,558
Male Population	1,374
Female Population	1,184
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	862
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanwan compares

By the 2011 count Dhanwan is the 23rd largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,532 residents. Its 443 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 870.

Getting to Dhanwan

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

Dhanwan lies about 58 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Achuara Halt, about 3.9 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 Dhanwan
Nearest railway station	Achuara Halt	3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barh	7.1 km
Nearest town	Bārh	7.1 km
District headquarters	Patna	58 km

Villages closest to Dhanwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanwan village had a population of 2,558. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,532 residents.

Dhanwan village has 1,374 males and 1,184 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanwan has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 870.

The pincode recorded for Dhanwan is 803213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanwan covers 443 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanwan falls under Barh tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhanwan is Achuara Halt, about 3.9 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dhanwan.

Dhanwan is about 58 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanwan is in Barh tehsil of Patna district. Achuara Halt is about 3.9 km away. Barh is about 7.1 km away. Bārh is about 7.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.