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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
TERASIYA SINGH
Contact: 93****9012
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- LGD code
- 503770
- Pincode
- 486889
- Post office
- Singrauli Colliery
- Population
- 1,360
- Households
- 294
- Literacy rate
- 47.4%
- Sex ratio
- 1042 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 663
- Distance to district centre
- 23 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 19 km
- Distance to Bhopal
- 474 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 677 km
- Nearest railway station
- Niwas Road · 10 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Hospital Gijwar Sadaniha · 18 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Dhanwahi compares
By population, Dhanwahi ranks #54 of 124 villages in Sarai mandal.
Literacy rate
%
47.4%
+2.1% vs mandal average
- Dhanwahi
- 47.4%
- Sarai mandal
- 45.3%
- Singrauli district
- 49.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,042
+67 vs mandal average
- Dhanwahi
- 1,042
- Sarai mandal
- 975
Household size
people per home
4.6
Same as the mandal average
- Dhanwahi
- 4.6
- Sarai mandal
- 4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dhanwahi at a glance
Dhanwahi is a village of 1,360 people in 294 households (Census 2011) in Sarai tehsil, Singrauli district, Madhya Pradesh, the 54th-largest of 124 villages in Sarai tehsil. Literacy is 47%, 2 points above the tehsil average of 45% and the sex ratio is 1,042 women per 1,000 men. It lies 23 km from the Singrauli district centre, 10 km from Niwas Road railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 486889, served by Singrauli Colliery post office; the LGD village code is 503770. The nearest hospital or health centre is Hospital Gijwar Sadaniha, 18 km away. The sarpanch is TERASIYA SINGH, and the village votes in Dhauhani assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kunwar Singh Tekam. The population is estimated at 1,603 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dhanwahi
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 14
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SIDHI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 45
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 95
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 75
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 452.28
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 63.27
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Dhanwahi
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Dhanwahi
- LGD code
- 503770
- Pincode
- 486889
- Post office
- Singrauli Colliery
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,360
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,603
- Households
- 294
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1042
- Literacy rate
- 47.4%
- Coordinates
- 24.16863°N, 81.95746°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Sidhi
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Dhauhani
- Member of Parliament
- Rajesh Mishra
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kunwar Singh Tekam
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- TERASIYA SINGH
- Block / Mandal
- Sarai
Getting there
How to reach Dhanwahi
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhopal474 kmcapital
- Kolkata677 km
- Delhi684 km
- Hyderabad836 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationNiwas Road10 km
- Hospital / PHCHospital Gijwar Sadaniha18 km
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
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