Skip to main content

About Dowapur Village

Dowapur is a small village in Jagdishpur tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 62, made up of 32 males and 30 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20 hectares hectares.

Dowapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dowapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Jagdishpur
Area (hectares) 20 hectares
Population 62
Male Population 32
Female Population 30
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dowapur compares

By the 2011 count Dowapur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,264 residents. Its 20 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Dowapur

Dowapur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dowapur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dilia, Diliya, Diul and Domaria. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

Common questions about Dowapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dowapur village had a population of 62. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,264 residents.

Dowapur village has 32 males and 30 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dowapur has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 909.

Dowapur covers 20 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dowapur falls under Jagdishpur tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The census record for Dowapur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dowapur.

Dowapur is in Jagdishpur tehsil of Bhagalpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dowapur today is likely to be higher.

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.