About Dawanpur Village

Dawanpur is a large village in Sasaram tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,544, made up of 1,332 males and 1,212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238.4 hectares hectares.

Dawanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dawanpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Sasaram
Area (hectares)	238.4 hectares
Population	2,544
Male Population	1,332
Female Population	1,212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
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 Dawanpur compares

By the 2011 count Dawanpur is the 27th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 238.4 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Dawanpur

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

Dawanpur lies about 40 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Karwandia, about 2.8 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 Dawanpur
Nearest railway station	Karwandia	2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sasaram	5.4 km
Nearest town	Sasarām	5.4 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	40 km

Villages closest to Dawanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dawanpur village had a population of 2,544. That makes it the 27th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Dawanpur village has 1,332 males and 1,212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dawanpur has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

Dawanpur covers 238.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dawanpur falls under Sasaram tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dawanpur is Karwandia, about 2.8 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 Dawanpur.

Dawanpur is about 40 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dawanpur is in Sasaram tehsil of Rohtas district. Karwandia is about 2.8 km away. Sasaram is about 5.4 km away. Sasarām is about 5.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.