About Dhawahi Village

Dhawahi is one of the larger villages in Harsidhi tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,776, made up of 3,560 males and 3,216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 677 hectares hectares.

Dhawahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhawahi village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Harsidhi
Area (hectares)	677 hectares
Population	6,776
Male Population	3,560
Female Population	3,216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	903
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 Dhawahi compares

By the 2011 count Dhawahi is the 9th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,697 residents. Its 677 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Dhawahi

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

Dhawahi lies about 6.3 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Semra, about 8.4 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 Dhawahi
Tehsil headquarters	Harsidhi	6.3 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	6.3 km
Nearest railway station	Semra	8.4 km
Nearest town	Sagauli	12 km

Villages closest to Dhawahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhawahi village had a population of 6,776. That makes it the 9th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,697 residents.

Dhawahi village has 3,560 males and 3,216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhawahi has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

Dhawahi covers 677 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhawahi falls under Harsidhi tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhawahi is Semra, about 8.4 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 Dhawahi.

Dhawahi is about 6.3 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhawahi is in Harsidhi tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Harsidhi is about 6.3 km away. Purba Champaran is about 6.3 km away. Semra is about 8.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.