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About Dhanawar Village

Dhanawar is a mid sized village in Dudhi tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 699, made up of 352 males and 347 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 419.81 hectares hectares.

Dhanawar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanawar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Dudhi
Area (hectares) 419.81 hectares
Population 699
Male Population 352
Female Population 347
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhanawar compares

By the 2011 count Dhanawar is the 183rd 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 419.81 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Dhanawar

The census records public bus service for Dhanawar as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhanawar from other places

Dhanawar lies about 80 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Jharokhas, about 23 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 Dhanawar
Nearest railway station Jharokhas 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Dudhi 26 km
Nearest town Renukūt 32 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 80 km

Villages closest to Dhanawar

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 Dhanawar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanawar village had a population of 699. That makes it the 183rd largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Dhanawar village has 352 males and 347 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanawar has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Dhanawar covers 419.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhanawar is Jharokhas, about 23 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhanawar.

Dhanawar is about 80 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanawar is in Dudhi tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Jharokhas is about 23 km away. Dudhi is about 26 km away. Renukūt is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tendual (2.0 km), Baina (2.6 km) and Sangsoti (2.7 km).

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

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