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About Dhani Gawn Village

Dhani Gawn is a mid sized village in Colonelganj tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 825, made up of 417 males and 408 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhani Gawn Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhani Gawn village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gonda
Tehsil Colonelganj
Pincode 271105
Area (hectares) 56.56 hectares
Population 825
Male Population 417
Female Population 408
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Dhani Gawn compares

By the 2011 count Dhani Gawn is the 304th largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents. Its 56.56 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Dhani Gawn

Dhani Gawn 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 Dhani Gawn as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhani Gawn from other places

Dhani Gawn lies about 10 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Kathola, about 5.0 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 Dhani Gawn
Nearest railway station Kathola 5.0 km
District headquarters Gonda 10 km
Nearest town Gondā City 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Colonelganj 16 km

Villages closest to Dhani Gawn

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 Dhani Gawn

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhani Gawn village had a population of 825. That makes it the 304th largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents.

Dhani Gawn village has 417 males and 408 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhani Gawn has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Dhani Gawn is 271105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhani Gawn covers 56.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhani Gawn falls under Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhani Gawn is Kathola, about 5.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Dhani Gawn.

Dhani Gawn is about 10 km from Gonda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhani Gawn is in Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district. Kathola is about 5.0 km away. Gonda is about 10 km away. Gondā City is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thakurapur (under 2 km), Gogiya (1.6 km) and Balpur Hajari (2.1 km).

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

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