About Dhanwe Village

Dhanwe is a mid sized village in Saraiyahat tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,229, made up of 650 males and 579 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanwe Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanwe village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Saraiyahat
Pincode	814151
Area (hectares)	142.1 hectares
Population	1,229
Male Population	650
Female Population	579
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	891
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanwe compares

By the 2011 count Dhanwe is the 22nd largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 554 residents. Its 142.1 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Dhanwe

Dhanwe is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dhanwe as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dahua, Dhadkiya, Dhamnakunda and Dhaniapahari. 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 Dhanwe

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanwe village had a population of 1,229. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 554 residents.

Dhanwe village has 650 males and 579 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanwe has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Dhanwe is 814151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanwe covers 142.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhanwe falls under Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Dhanwe 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 10+ km distance for Dhanwe.

Dhanwe is in Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka 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.