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About Dhanguwan Village

Dhanguwan is a small village in Deori tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15, made up of 10 males and 5 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 500 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.5 hectares hectares.

Dhanguwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanguwan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Deori
Area (hectares) 179.5 hectares
Population 15
Male Population 10
Female Population 5
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 500
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanguwan compares

By the 2011 count Dhanguwan is the 214th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 655 residents. Its 179.5 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Dhanguwan

Dhanguwan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhanguwan as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Dhanguwan from other places

Dhanguwan lies about 66 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Kareli, about 42 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 Dhanguwan
Tehsil headquarters Deori 9.6 km
Nearest town Deori Khās 9.6 km
Nearest railway station Kareli 42 km
District headquarters Sagar 66 km

Villages closest to Dhanguwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanguwan village had a population of 15. That makes it the 214th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 655 residents.

Dhanguwan village has 10 males and 5 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanguwan has about 500 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 901.

Dhanguwan covers 179.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhanguwan falls under Deori tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhanguwan is Kareli, about 42 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhanguwan.

Dhanguwan is about 66 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanguwan is in Deori tehsil of Sagar district. Deori is about 9.6 km away. Deori Khās is about 9.6 km away. Kareli is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patna Barjorsa (under 2 km), Patna Singpur (under 2 km) and Sagara (under 2 km).

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

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