About Dhawan Village

Dhawan is a large village in Bikramganj tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,746, made up of 1,439 males and 1,307 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Bikramganj
Pincode	802212
Area (hectares)	105 hectares
Population	2,746
Male Population	1,439
Female Population	1,307
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	908
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 10th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,452 residents. Its 105 hectares work out to about 26 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 909.

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 77 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Bikramganj, about 2.5 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 Dhawan
Nearest railway station	Bikramganj	2.5 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	77 km

Villages closest to Dhawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bikramganj 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 2,746. That makes it the 10th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,452 residents.

Dhawan village has 1,439 males and 1,307 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhawan has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

The pincode recorded for Dhawan is 802212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhawan covers 105 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhawan falls under Bikramganj tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhawan is Bikramganj, about 2.5 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 Dhawan.

Dhawan is about 77 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhawan is in Bikramganj tehsil of Rohtas district. Bikramganj is about 2.5 km away. Rohtas is about 77 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.