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About Dhanwahi Village

Dhanwahi is a mid sized village in Majholi tehsil, in the district of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 568, made up of 293 males and 275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 281.93 hectares hectares.

Dhanwahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanwahi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Jabalpur
Tehsil Majholi
Area (hectares) 281.93 hectares
Population 568
Male Population 293
Female Population 275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanwahi compares

By the 2011 count Dhanwahi is the 85th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 757 residents. Its 281.93 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 935.

Getting to Dhanwahi

Dhanwahi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhanwahi 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhanwahi from other places

Dhanwahi lies about 32 km from Jabalpur, and the nearest railway station is Gosalpur, about 17 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 Dhanwahi
Tehsil headquarters Majholi 6.0 km
Nearest railway station Gosalpur 17 km
Nearest town Kaimori 18 km
District headquarters Jabalpur 32 km

Villages closest to Dhanwahi

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

Common questions about Dhanwahi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanwahi village had a population of 568. That makes it the 85th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 757 residents.

Dhanwahi village has 293 males and 275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanwahi has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Dhanwahi covers 281.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanwahi falls under Majholi tehsil of Jabalpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhanwahi is Gosalpur, about 17 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhanwahi.

Dhanwahi is about 32 km from Jabalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanwahi is in Majholi tehsil of Jabalpur district. Majholi is about 6.0 km away. Gosalpur is about 17 km away. Kaimori is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhitapal (under 2 km), Gurda (2.1 km) and Luhari (2.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dhanwahi today is likely to be higher.

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