About Dhawan Village

Dhawan is a mid sized village in Ekangarsarai tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,900, made up of 992 males and 908 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121 hectares hectares.

Dhawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Ekangarsarai
Area (hectares)	121 hectares
Population	1,900
Male Population	992
Female Population	908
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
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 Dhawan compares

By the 2011 count Dhawan is the 29th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents. Its 121 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Dhawan

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

Dhawan lies about 19 km from Nalanda. 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 Dhawan
Tehsil headquarters	Ekangarsarai	under 2 km
Nearest town	Islāmpur	9.3 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	19 km

Villages closest to Dhawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhawan village had a population of 1,900. That makes it the 29th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents.

Dhawan village has 992 males and 908 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhawan has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Dhawan covers 121 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhawan falls under Ekangarsarai tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The census record for Dhawan notes the nearest railway station 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 Dhawan.

Dhawan is about 19 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhawan is in Ekangarsarai tehsil of Nalanda district. Ekangarsarai is about under 2 km away. Islāmpur is about 9.3 km away. Nalanda is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.