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About Dhanwa Village

Dhanwa is a mid sized village in Pali tehsil, in the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 618, made up of 323 males and 295 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 495449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanwa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Korba
Tehsil Pali
Pincode 495449
Population 618
Male Population 323
Female Population 295
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanwa compares

By the 2011 count Dhanwa is the 102nd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,372 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Dhanwa

Dhanwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhanwa as Available. 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 Dhanwa from other places

Dhanwa lies about 68 km from Korba, and the nearest railway station is Kargi Road, about 4.1 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 Dhanwa
Nearest railway station Kargi Road 4.1 km
Nearest town Ratanpur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Pali 30 km
District headquarters Korba 68 km

Villages closest to Dhanwa

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

Common questions about Dhanwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanwa village had a population of 618. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,372 residents.

Dhanwa village has 323 males and 295 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanwa has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Dhanwa is 495449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanwa falls under Pali tehsil of Korba district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dhanwa is Kargi Road, about 4.1 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 and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhanwa.

Dhanwa is about 68 km from Korba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanwa is in Pali tehsil of Korba district. Kargi Road is about 4.1 km away. Ratanpur is about 14 km away. Pali is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parsada (15 km), Bapaputi (16 km) and Silli (16 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dhanwa today is likely to be higher.

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