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About Dhanwal Village

Dhanwal is a small village in Pachhad tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 63, made up of 33 males and 30 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanwal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Pachhad
Pincode 173024
Area (hectares) 180 hectares
Population 63
Male Population 33
Female Population 30
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
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 Dhanwal compares

By the 2011 count Dhanwal is the 227th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 206 residents. Its 180 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Dhanwal

Dhanwal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhanwal 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 Dhanwal from other places

Dhanwal lies about 32 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Koti, about 18 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 Dhanwal
Nearest railway station Koti 18 km
Nearest town Pinjaur 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Pachhad 32 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 32 km

Villages closest to Dhanwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanwal village had a population of 63. That makes it the 227th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 206 residents.

Dhanwal village has 33 males and 30 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanwal has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Dhanwal is 173024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanwal covers 180 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhanwal falls under Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhanwal is Koti, about 18 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 Dhanwal.

Dhanwal is about 32 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanwal is in Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district. Koti is about 18 km away. Pinjaur is about 20 km away. Pachhad is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhanduli (under 2 km), Bani Bakholi (3.1 km) and Bathioli (3.3 km).

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

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