About Dhanwar Village

Dhanwar is a small village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 480, made up of 241 males and 239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 421.859 hectares hectares.

Dhanwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanwar village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Betul
Tehsil	Shahpur
Area (hectares)	421.859 hectares
Population	480
Male Population	241
Female Population	239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	992
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 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 the 83rd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 852 residents. Its 421.859 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

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 5 - 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 47 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Pola-Patthar, about 19 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 Dhanwar
Nearest railway station	Pola-Patthar	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahpur	24 km
Nearest town	Seoni Mālwa	30 km
District headquarters	Betul	47 km

Villages closest to Dhanwar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahpur 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 480. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 852 residents.

Dhanwar village has 241 males and 239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanwar has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

Dhanwar covers 421.859 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhanwar falls under Shahpur tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhanwar is Pola-Patthar, about 19 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhanwar.

Dhanwar is about 47 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanwar is in Shahpur tehsil of Betul district. Pola-Patthar is about 19 km away. Shahpur is about 24 km away. Seoni Mālwa is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.