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About Dhanwas Village

Dhanwas is a small village in Manohar Thana tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 305, made up of 141 males and 164 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,163 females per 1000 males. The village covers 282.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326037, 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 Manohar Thana
Pincode 326037
Area (hectares) 282.33 hectares
Population 305
Male Population 141
Female Population 164
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,163
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanwas compares

By the 2011 count Dhanwas is the 146th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 712 residents. Its 282.33 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Dhanwas

Dhanwas is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhanwas 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 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 73 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Kumbhraj, about 24 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
Tehsil headquarters Manohar Thana 15 km
Nearest railway station Kumbhraj 24 km
Nearest town Chāchaura 27 km
District headquarters Jhalawar 73 km

Villages closest to Dhanwas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Manohar Thana 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 Dhanwas

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanwas village had a population of 305. That makes it the 146th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 712 residents.

Dhanwas village has 141 males and 164 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanwas has about 1163 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Dhanwas is 326037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanwas covers 282.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhanwas falls under Manohar Thana tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dhanwas is Kumbhraj, about 24 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dhanwas.

Dhanwas is about 73 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 Manohar Thana tehsil of Jhalawar district. Manohar Thana is about 15 km away. Kumbhraj is about 24 km away. Chāchaura is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Torakhera (2.3 km), Kunda Khera (3.1 km) and Kotra Chamar Garh (4.3 km).

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

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