# Dhanwar Village, Bandhogarh, Umaria (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/umaria/bandhogarh/dhanwar/ Village · Bandhogarh, Umaria # Dhanwar Dhanwar is a village in Bandhogarh sub-district of Umaria district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,364 people in 561 households**, the 5th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%. - 2,364people (2011) - 561households - 56.0%literacy - 922females per 1,000 males ## Dhanwar PIN code and other codes Dhanwar falls in Bandhogarh sub-district, Umaria district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockUmaria - Census village code467690 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhanwar from nearby towns? - Umaria (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Umaria (district HQ)25 km by road - Nowrozabad (nearest town)6 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 Dhanwar? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Dhanwar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Umaria - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Umaria - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Dhanwar known for? The main crops are **dhan and wheat**. About 71% of the 748 hectares of village land is sown, and 169 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 Dhanwar Of every 100 households in Dhanwar in 2011, 50 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Dhanwar · ■ Bandhogarh rural average Electricity for lighting ****50%** **45% Toilet within the home ****1%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **96% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **98% Use banking services ****69%** **65% Television ****10%** **8% Mobile phone ****30%** **18% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****38%** **45% Own their home ****100%** **98% 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 Dhanwar? ■ Dhanwar · ■ Bandhogarh rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.0%** **60.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922** **959 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****886** **956 Working population ****42.0%** **46.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.2% for men and 42.9% for women. 52% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 109 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 759 (77%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 64 (6%) · **■** Marginal 58 (6%) 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 Bandhogarh - Bharola3,826 people - Mahroi3,644 people - Karkeli3,604 people - Barhi2,716 people - Jarha2,329 people - Baderi2,314 people - Kachharwar2,035 people - Chandwar1,955 people [All 108 villages in Bandhogarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/umaria/bandhogarh/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dhanwar from Umaria?25 km by road - What is the population of Dhanwar?2,364 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhanwar in?Umaria district (Bandhogarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Dhanwar?56.0% (Census 2011)