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About Dhanwar Kalan Village

Dhanwar Kalan is a mid sized village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,284, made up of 671 males and 613 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 321.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanwar Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanwar Kalan village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Balrampur
Pincode 497118
Area (hectares) 321.11 hectares
Population 1,284
Male Population 671
Female Population 613
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanwar Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Dhanwar Kalan is the 21st largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 868 residents. Its 321.11 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Dhanwar Kalan

Dhanwar Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhanwar Kalan as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Damodarpur, Darridih, Daura and Dhaneshpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dhanwar Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanwar Kalan village had a population of 1,284. That makes it the 21st largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 868 residents.

Dhanwar Kalan village has 671 males and 613 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanwar Kalan has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Dhanwar Kalan is 497118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanwar Kalan covers 321.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanwar Kalan falls under Balrampur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Dhanwar Kalan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhanwar Kalan.

Dhanwar Kalan is in Balrampur tehsil of Surguja district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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