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About Dhanwara Village

Dhanwara is a mid sized village in Badwara tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 531, made up of 276 males and 255 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 314.36 hectares hectares.

Dhanwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanwara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Badwara
Area (hectares) 314.36 hectares
Population 531
Male Population 276
Female Population 255
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhanwara compares

By the 2011 count Dhanwara is the 66th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 993 residents. Its 314.36 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Dhanwara

Dhanwara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhanwara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhanwara from other places

Dhanwara lies about 27 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Vilayatkalan Road, about 2.7 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 Dhanwara
Nearest railway station Vilayatkalan Road 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Badwara 27 km
District headquarters Katni 27 km
Nearest town Murwāra 27 km

Villages closest to Dhanwara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanwara village had a population of 531. That makes it the 66th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 993 residents.

Dhanwara village has 276 males and 255 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanwara has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Dhanwara covers 314.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhanwara falls under Badwara tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhanwara is Vilayatkalan Road, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhanwara.

Dhanwara is about 27 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanwara is in Badwara tehsil of Katni district. Vilayatkalan Road is about 2.7 km away. Badwara is about 27 km away. Katni is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lohkhan (under 2 km), Thuthiya (2.2 km) and Bajarwara (2.5 km).

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

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