About Dhanwar Village

Dhanwar is a large village in Barhi tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,345, made up of 2,211 males and 2,134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 241 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanwar village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Hazaribagh
Tehsil	Barhi
Pincode	825405
Area (hectares)	241 hectares
Population	4,345
Male Population	2,211
Female Population	2,134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	965
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanwar compares

By the 2011 count Dhanwar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents. Its 241 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Dhanwar

Dhanwar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhanwar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Dhanwar from other places

Dhanwar lies about 31 km from Hazaribagh. 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 Dhanwar
Tehsil headquarters	Barhi	8.7 km
Nearest town	Jhumri Telaiya	21 km
District headquarters	Hazaribagh	31 km

Villages closest to Dhanwar

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

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Common questions about Dhanwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanwar village had a population of 4,345. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents.

Dhanwar village has 2,211 males and 2,134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanwar has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Dhanwar is 825405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanwar covers 241 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhanwar falls under Barhi tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Dhanwar 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dhanwar.

Dhanwar is about 31 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanwar is in Barhi tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Barhi is about 8.7 km away. Jhumri Telaiya is about 21 km away. Hazaribagh is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.