About Dhanwa Village

Dhanwa is one of the larger villages in Nakur tehsil, in the district of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,167, made up of 3,768 males and 3,399 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 515.169 hectares hectares.

Dhanwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanwa village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Saharanpur
Tehsil	Nakur
Area (hectares)	515.169 hectares
Population	7,167
Male Population	3,768
Female Population	3,399
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	902
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available

How Dhanwa compares

By the 2011 count Dhanwa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,682 residents. Its 515.169 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 891.

Getting to Dhanwa

Dhanwa 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 Dhanwa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dhanwa from other places

Dhanwa lies about 42 km from Saharanpur, and the nearest railway station is Thana Bhawan, about 16 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 Dhanwa
Nearest town	Gangoh	12 km
Nearest railway station	Thana Bhawan	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nakur	27 km
District headquarters	Saharanpur	42 km

Villages closest to Dhanwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanwa village had a population of 7,167. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,682 residents.

Dhanwa village has 3,768 males and 3,399 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanwa has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 891.

Dhanwa covers 515.169 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhanwa falls under Nakur tehsil of Saharanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhanwa is Thana Bhawan, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhanwa.

Dhanwa is about 42 km from Saharanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanwa is in Nakur tehsil of Saharanpur district. Gangoh is about 12 km away. Thana Bhawan is about 16 km away. Nakur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.