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About Dhanwahi Village

Dhanwahi is a large village in Maihar tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,808, made up of 1,465 males and 1,343 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1052.94 hectares hectares.

Dhanwahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanwahi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Maihar
Area (hectares) 1052.94 hectares
Population 2,808
Male Population 1,465
Female Population 1,343
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanwahi compares

By the 2011 count Dhanwahi is the 22nd largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents. Its 1052.94 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

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 10+ km distance. 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 60 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Amdara, about 8.2 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 Amdara 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Maihar 26 km
District headquarters Satna 60 km

Villages closest to Dhanwahi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maihar 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 2,808. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents.

Dhanwahi village has 1,465 males and 1,343 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanwahi has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Dhanwahi covers 1052.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanwahi falls under Maihar tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhanwahi is Amdara, about 8.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhanwahi.

Dhanwahi is about 60 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanwahi is in Maihar tehsil of Satna district. Amdara is about 8.2 km away. Maihar is about 26 km away. Satna is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naugawankap (under 2 km), Dhanedi Kalan (3.2 km) and Baihar (3.7 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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