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About Dhanwahi Village

Dhanwahi is a mid sized village in Dhimarkheda tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 537, made up of 271 males and 266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 360.49 hectares hectares.

Dhanwahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanwahi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Dhimarkheda
Area (hectares) 360.49 hectares
Population 537
Male Population 271
Female Population 266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
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 104th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 360.49 hectares work out to about 1.5 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, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

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 30 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Dundi, about 13 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
Nearest railway station Dundi 13 km
Nearest town Sihorā 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhimarkheda 30 km
District headquarters Katni 30 km

Villages closest to Dhanwahi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhimarkheda 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 537. That makes it the 104th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Dhanwahi village has 271 males and 266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanwahi has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

Dhanwahi covers 360.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhanwahi falls under Dhimarkheda tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhanwahi is Dundi, about 13 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 30 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanwahi is in Dhimarkheda tehsil of Katni district. Dundi is about 13 km away. Sihorā is about 21 km away. Dhimarkheda is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hardi (2.1 km), Lalpur (6.0 km) and Pali (8.1 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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