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About Dhansuwa Village

Dhansuwa is a small village in Salekasa tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 343, made up of 174 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441916, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhansuwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhansuwa village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Salekasa
Pincode 441916
Area (hectares) 177 hectares
Population 343
Male Population 174
Female Population 169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhansuwa compares

By the 2011 count Dhansuwa is the 79th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents. Its 177 hectares work out to about 1.9 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Dhansuwa

Dhansuwa is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dhansuwa 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhansuwa from other places

Dhansuwa lies about 40 km from Gondiya. 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 Dhansuwa
Tehsil headquarters Salekasa 2.7 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 26 km
District headquarters Gondiya 40 km

Villages closest to Dhansuwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhansuwa village had a population of 343. That makes it the 79th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents.

Dhansuwa village has 174 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhansuwa has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Dhansuwa is 441916. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhansuwa covers 177 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhansuwa falls under Salekasa tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Dhansuwa notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Dhansuwa is about 40 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhansuwa is in Salekasa tehsil of Gondiya district. Salekasa is about 2.7 km away. Dongargarh is about 26 km away. Gondiya is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Labhan Dharni (under 2 km), Jambhadi (1.9 km) and Nawatola (2.3 km).

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

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