About Dhawa Village

Dhawa is a mid sized village in Obra tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 766, made up of 396 males and 370 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94 hectares hectares.

Dhawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhawa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Aurangabad
Tehsil	Obra
Area (hectares)	94 hectares
Population	766
Male Population	396
Female Population	370
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	934
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 Dhawa compares

By the 2011 count Dhawa is the 87th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents. Its 94 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Dhawa

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

Dhawa lies about 14 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Anugraha Narayan Road, about 1.9 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 Dhawa
Nearest railway station	Anugraha Narayan Road	1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Obra	5.2 km
District headquarters	Aurangabad	14 km
Nearest town	Aurangābād	14 km

Villages closest to Dhawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhawa village had a population of 766. That makes it the 87th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents.

Dhawa village has 396 males and 370 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhawa has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Dhawa covers 94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhawa falls under Obra tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhawa is Anugraha Narayan Road, about 1.9 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 Dhawa.

Dhawa is about 14 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhawa is in Obra tehsil of Aurangabad district. Anugraha Narayan Road is about 1.9 km away. Obra is about 5.2 km away. Aurangabad is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.