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About Dhanwara Village

Dhanwara is a mid sized village in Raniwara tehsil, in the district of Jalor, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,684, made up of 866 males and 818 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1195 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 343040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanwara village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jalor
Tehsil Raniwara
Pincode 343040
Area (hectares) 1195 hectares
Population 1,684
Male Population 866
Female Population 818
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhanwara compares

By the 2011 count Dhanwara is the 47th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents. Its 1195 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Dhanwara

Dhanwara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhanwara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhanwara from other places

Dhanwara lies about 60 km from Jalor, and the nearest railway station is Marwar Bhinmal, about 9.1 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 Dhanwara
Nearest town Bhīnmāl 8.6 km
Nearest railway station Marwar Bhinmal 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Raniwara 25 km
District headquarters Jalor 60 km

Villages closest to Dhanwara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanwara village had a population of 1,684. That makes it the 47th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents.

Dhanwara village has 866 males and 818 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanwara has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Dhanwara is 343040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanwara covers 1195 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhanwara falls under Raniwara tehsil of Jalor district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dhanwara is Marwar Bhinmal, about 9.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhanwara.

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

Dhanwara is in Raniwara tehsil of Jalor district. Bhīnmāl is about 8.6 km away. Marwar Bhinmal is about 9.1 km away. Raniwara is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ropsi (4.6 km), Vandhar (5.8 km) and Alri (7.5 km).

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

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