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About Dhanawa Village

Dhanawa is a large village in Colonelganj tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,541, made up of 1,245 males and 1,296 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165.59 hectares hectares.

Dhanawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanawa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gonda
Tehsil Colonelganj
Area (hectares) 165.59 hectares
Population 2,541
Male Population 1,245
Female Population 1,296
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanawa compares

By the 2011 count Dhanawa is the 112th largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents. Its 165.59 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Dhanawa

Dhanawa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhanawa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dhanawa from other places

Dhanawa lies about 30 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Sarju, about 9.8 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 Dhanawa
Nearest railway station Sarju 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Colonelganj 12 km
District headquarters Gonda 30 km

Villages closest to Dhanawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanawa village had a population of 2,541. That makes it the 112th largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents.

Dhanawa village has 1,245 males and 1,296 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanawa has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Dhanawa covers 165.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhanawa falls under Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhanawa is Sarju, about 9.8 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 <5 km distance for Dhanawa.

Dhanawa is about 30 km from Gonda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanawa is in Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district. Sarju is about 9.8 km away. Colonelganj is about 12 km away. Gonda is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotiya Madara (under 2 km), Shahpur (under 2 km) and Bardaha (under 2 km).

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

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