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About Dharanawa Village

Dharanawa is a small village in Dudhi tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 273, made up of 141 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharanawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharanawa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Dudhi
Pincode 231208
Area (hectares) 136.39 hectares
Population 273
Male Population 141
Female Population 132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
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 Dharanawa compares

By the 2011 count Dharanawa is the 247th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 136.39 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Dharanawa

Dharanawa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dharanawa 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 Dharanawa from other places

Dharanawa lies about 43 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Mahuariya, about 14 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 Dharanawa
Nearest railway station Mahuariya 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Dudhi 16 km
Nearest town Renukūt 28 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 43 km

Villages closest to Dharanawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharanawa village had a population of 273. That makes it the 247th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Dharanawa village has 141 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharanawa has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Dharanawa is 231208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharanawa covers 136.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dharanawa falls under Dudhi tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dharanawa is Mahuariya, about 14 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 Dharanawa.

Dharanawa is about 43 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharanawa is in Dudhi tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Mahuariya is about 14 km away. Dudhi is about 16 km away. Renukūt is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gulariya (3.9 km), Karahiya (4.6 km) and Aura Dand (5.0 km).

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

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