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About Dawanadih Village

Dawanadih is a small village in Nawagarh tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 380, made up of 194 males and 186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491337, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dawanadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dawanadih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Nawagarh
Pincode 491337
Area (hectares) 87.27 hectares
Population 380
Male Population 194
Female Population 186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dawanadih compares

By the 2011 count Dawanadih is the 149th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 985 residents. Its 87.27 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Dawanadih

Dawanadih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dawanadih as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dawanadih from other places

Dawanadih lies about 86 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 41 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 Dawanadih
Tehsil headquarters Nawagarh 2.4 km
Nearest town Mungeli 20 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 41 km
District headquarters Durg 86 km

Villages closest to Dawanadih

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

Common questions about Dawanadih

As per the Census of India 2011, Dawanadih village had a population of 380. That makes it the 149th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 985 residents.

Dawanadih village has 194 males and 186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dawanadih has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Dawanadih is 491337. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dawanadih covers 87.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dawanadih falls under Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dawanadih is Hathbandh, about 41 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dawanadih.

Dawanadih is about 86 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dawanadih is in Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district. Nawagarh is about 2.4 km away. Mungeli is about 20 km away. Hathbandh is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakla Kunda (under 2 km), Murkuta (1.8 km) and Bhimpuri (1.9 km).

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

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