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About Dhanwan Village

Dhanwan is a mid sized village in Rajauri tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 865, made up of 448 males and 417 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181515, 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 Rajauri
Pincode 181515
Area (hectares) 161.1 hectares
Population 865
Male Population 448
Female Population 417
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanwan compares

By the 2011 count Dhanwan is the 66th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,352 residents. Its 161.1 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

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 10+ km distance. 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 Dedka, Dehri Ralyot, Dhan Loharian and Dhanar Dhedian. 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 Dhanwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanwan village had a population of 865. That makes it the 66th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,352 residents.

Dhanwan village has 448 males and 417 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanwan has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Dhanwan is 181515. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanwan covers 161.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanwan falls under Rajauri 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhanwan.

Dhanwan is in Rajauri 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.

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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