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About Dhawai Village

Dhawai is a mid sized village in Baloda Bazar tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 939, made up of 453 males and 486 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 317 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhawai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhawai village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Baloda Bazar
Pincode 493118
Area (hectares) 317 hectares
Population 939
Male Population 453
Female Population 486
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,073
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhawai compares

By the 2011 count Dhawai is the 77th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents. Its 317 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Dhawai

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

Dhawai lies about 74 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, about 10 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 Dhawai
Nearest railway station Nipania 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Baloda Bazar 12 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 12 km
District headquarters Raipur 74 km

Villages closest to Dhawai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baloda Bazar 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 Dhawai

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhawai village had a population of 939. That makes it the 77th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents.

Dhawai village has 453 males and 486 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhawai has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Dhawai is 493118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhawai covers 317 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhawai falls under Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dhawai is Nipania, about 10 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 10+ km distance for Dhawai.

Dhawai is about 74 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhawai is in Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district. Nipania is about 10 km away. Baloda Bazar is about 12 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nawapara (under 2 km), Budgahan (2.1 km) and Purena (2.3 km).

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

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