About Dhanwas Village

Dhanwas is a mid sized village in Jhalrapatan tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 759, made up of 391 males and 368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 457.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanwas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanwas village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jhalawar
Tehsil	Jhalrapatan
Pincode	326001
Area (hectares)	457.26 hectares
Population	759
Male Population	391
Female Population	368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	941
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanwas compares

By the 2011 count Dhanwas is the 98th largest of the 318 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 717 residents. Its 457.26 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Dhanwas

Dhanwas is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhanwas as Available within 5 - 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 Dhanwas from other places

Dhanwas lies about 8.6 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Jhalawar City, about 9.5 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 Dhanwas
Nearest town	Suket	8.4 km
District headquarters	Jhalawar	8.6 km
Nearest railway station	Jhalawar City	9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jhalrapatan	14 km

Villages closest to Dhanwas

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

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Common questions about Dhanwas

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanwas village had a population of 759. That makes it the 98th largest of the 318 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 717 residents.

Dhanwas village has 391 males and 368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanwas has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Dhanwas is 326001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanwas covers 457.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhanwas falls under Jhalrapatan tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dhanwas is Jhalawar City, about 9.5 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhanwas.

Dhanwas is about 8.6 km from Jhalawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanwas is in Jhalrapatan tehsil of Jhalawar district. Suket is about 8.4 km away. Jhalawar is about 8.6 km away. Jhalawar City is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.