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About Dhanwahi Village

Dhanwahi is a mid sized village in Vijayraghavgarh tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,745, made up of 910 males and 835 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227.45 hectares hectares.

Dhanwahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanwahi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Vijayraghavgarh
Area (hectares) 227.45 hectares
Population 1,745
Male Population 910
Female Population 835
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanwahi compares

By the 2011 count Dhanwahi is the 34th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents. Its 227.45 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

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 <5 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 Dhanwahi from other places

Dhanwahi lies about 36 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Ghunwara Railway Station, about 9.3 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 Vijayraghavgarh 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Ghunwara Railway Station 9.3 km
Nearest town Maihar 26 km
District headquarters Katni 36 km

Villages closest to Dhanwahi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Vijayraghavgarh 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 1,745. That makes it the 34th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents.

Dhanwahi village has 910 males and 835 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanwahi has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

Dhanwahi covers 227.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhanwahi is Ghunwara Railway Station, about 9.3 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 <5 km distance for Dhanwahi.

Dhanwahi is about 36 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 Vijayraghavgarh tehsil of Katni district. Vijayraghavgarh is about 8.3 km away. Ghunwara Railway Station is about 9.3 km away. Maihar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harraiya (under 2 km), Amraiya (1.9 km) and Durjanpur (2.2 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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