About Dhanawal Village

Dhanawal is a mid sized village in Ghorawal tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 700, made up of 356 males and 344 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanawal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanawal village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Sonbhadra
Tehsil	Ghorawal
Pincode	231215
Area (hectares)	182.3 hectares
Population	700
Male Population	356
Female Population	344
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
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 Dhanawal compares

By the 2011 count Dhanawal is the 143rd largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 822 residents. Its 182.3 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Dhanawal

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

Dhanawal lies about 23 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Khairahi, about 18 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 Dhanawal
Tehsil headquarters	Ghorawal	8.3 km
Nearest railway station	Khairahi	18 km
District headquarters	Sonbhadra	23 km
Nearest town	Robertsganj	23 km

Villages closest to Dhanawal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanawal village had a population of 700. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 822 residents.

Dhanawal village has 356 males and 344 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanawal has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Dhanawal is 231215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanawal covers 182.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanawal falls under Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhanawal is Khairahi, about 18 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 Dhanawal.

Dhanawal is about 23 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanawal is in Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Ghorawal is about 8.3 km away. Khairahi is about 18 km away. Sonbhadra is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.