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About Dhanwan Village

Dhanwan is a small village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 103, made up of 43 males and 60 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,395 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanwan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Padhar
Pincode 176121
Area (hectares) 96.53 hectares
Population 103
Male Population 43
Female Population 60
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,395
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanwan compares

By the 2011 count Dhanwan is the 161st largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 96.53 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Dhanwan

Dhanwan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhanwan as Available within <5 km distance. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhanwan from other places

Dhanwan lies about 23 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Adit Junction, about 14 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 Adit Junction 14 km
District headquarters Mandi 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Padhar 34 km

Villages closest to Dhanwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanwan village had a population of 103. That makes it the 161st largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Dhanwan village has 43 males and 60 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanwan has about 1395 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Dhanwan is 176121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanwan covers 96.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhanwan falls under Padhar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhanwan is Adit Junction, about 14 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhanwan.

Dhanwan is about 23 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanwan is in Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. Adit Junction is about 14 km away. Mandi is about 23 km away. Padhar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Satnog (under 2 km), Kalangehr (under 2 km) and Sudhar (under 2 km).

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

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