# Dhanwar, Giridih (Jharkhand) – Villages List, Towns & Population

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Sub-district · Giridih, Jharkhand 

# Dhanwar

Dhanwar is a sub-district of Giridih district, Jharkhand. At the 2011 Census it had **267,352 people**, 1 town and 297 villages (279 inhabited). The largest village is Doranda (12,663 people).

- 267,352people (2011)
- 297villages
- 1towns
- 65.4%literacy

## Population of Dhanwar compared with Giridih

■ Dhanwar · ■ Giridih district

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.4%**

**63.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946**

**942

Working population ****46.3%**

**42.4%

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

## Homes and amenities in Dhanwar

Of every 100 households in Dhanwar in 2011, 20 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dhanwar · ■ Giridih district

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**88%

Tap water ****3%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**72%

Use banking services ****58%**

**56%

Television ****10%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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

## Towns in Dhanwar

- Dhanwar8,777 people

## Largest villages in Dhanwar

- Doranda · 12,663 people
- Gorhan · 4,641 people
- Upraili Dhanwar · 4,355 people
- Arkhango · 4,213 people
- Lalbazar · 4,106 people
- Gadi · 3,945 people
- Barjo · 3,717 people
- Garjasaran · 3,552 people
- Nimadih · 3,263 people
- Gundri · 3,214 people
- Chatti · 2,831 people
- Bhalutanr · 2,806 people
- Mahishmarwa · 2,777 people
- Dumardiha Alias Mirdha Singh · 2,687 people
- Parsan · 2,330 people
- Balhara · 2,310 people

[All 297 villages in Dhanwar →](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/dhanwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Dhanwar?297 (279 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanwar in?Giridih district, Jharkhand
- What is the population of Dhanwar?267,352 (Census 2011)