About Dhanwan Village

Dhanwan is a mid sized village in Kalakote tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,139, made up of 588 males and 551 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 401.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanwan village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Rajouri
Tehsil	Kalakote
Pincode	185202
Area (hectares)	401.4 hectares
Population	1,139
Male Population	588
Female Population	551
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanwan compares

By the 2011 count Dhanwan is the 17th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents. Its 401.4 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Dhanwan

Dhanwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhanwan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dangot, Darnghar, Dayalah and Deolian. 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.

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Common questions about Dhanwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanwan village had a population of 1,139. That makes it the 17th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents.

Dhanwan village has 588 males and 551 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanwan has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Dhanwan is 185202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanwan covers 401.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanwan falls under Kalakote tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhanwan.

Dhanwan is in Kalakote tehsil of Rajouri 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.