# Dhanwan Village, Rajauri, Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Rajauri, Rajouri 

# Dhanwan

Dhanwan is a village in Rajauri sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **181515**. The 2011 Census counted **865 people in 185 households**, the 66th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%.

- 865people (2011)
- 185households
- 79.2%literacy
- 181515PIN code

## Dhanwan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhanwan is 181515.** Dhanwan falls in Rajauri sub-district, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code181515
- Gram panchayatRajouri
- Community development blockRajouri
- Census village code001419

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Dhanwan from nearby towns?

- Rajouri (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Rajouri (district HQ)21 km by road
- Rajouri (nearest town)21 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Dhanwan?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Dhanwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chingus
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajouri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajouri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dhanwan known for?

The main crops are **maize, paddy and wheat**. Products made here include atta and carpet. About 39% of the 161 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Dhanwan

Of every 100 households in Dhanwan in 2011, 95 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Dhanwan · ■ Rajauri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**89%

Tap water ****78%**

**25%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**80%

Use banking services ****80%**

**69%

Television ****64%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**28%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Dhanwan?

■ Dhanwan · ■ Rajauri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.2%**

**69.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****600**

**860

Working population ****44.3%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.5% for men and 69.9% for women. 46% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 6 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 76 (20%) · **■** Marginal 295 (77%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Rajauri

- Farwahale892 people
- Dabrot889 people
- Keri Manialan871 people
- Dhara Sanwla869 people
- Jatiari860 people
- Khyora858 people
- Pathan Mohra853 people
- Patrara836 people

[All 121 villages in Rajauri](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/rajauri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhanwan?181515
- How far is Dhanwan from Rajouri?21 km by road
- What is the population of Dhanwan?865 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanwan in?Rajouri district (Rajauri sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanwan?79.2% (Census 2011)