About Dhanruwa Village

Dhanruwa is a large village in Dhanarua tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,938, made up of 1,471 males and 1,467 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804451, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanruwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanruwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Dhanarua
Pincode	804451
Area (hectares)	193 hectares
Population	2,938
Male Population	1,471
Female Population	1,467
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	997
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 Dhanruwa compares

By the 2011 count Dhanruwa is the 20th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents. Its 193 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Dhanruwa

Dhanruwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhanruwa 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 Dhanruwa from other places

Dhanruwa lies about 26 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Nadwan, about 7.6 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 Dhanruwa
Tehsil headquarters	Dhanarua	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Nadwan	7.6 km
Nearest town	Masaurhi Buzurg	9.8 km
District headquarters	Patna	26 km

Villages closest to Dhanruwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanruwa village had a population of 2,938. That makes it the 20th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents.

Dhanruwa village has 1,471 males and 1,467 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanruwa has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Dhanruwa is 804451. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanruwa covers 193 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhanruwa falls under Dhanarua tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhanruwa is Nadwan, about 7.6 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dhanruwa.

Dhanruwa is about 26 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanruwa is in Dhanarua tehsil of Patna district. Dhanarua is about under 2 km away. Nadwan is about 7.6 km away. Masaurhi Buzurg is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.