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About Dawarkhar Village

Dawarkhar is a mid sized village in Narharpur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 911, made up of 447 males and 464 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 494.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493888, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dawarkhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dawarkhar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Narharpur
Pincode 493888
Area (hectares) 494.79 hectares
Population 911
Male Population 447
Female Population 464
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dawarkhar compares

By the 2011 count Dawarkhar is the 49th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 898 residents. Its 494.79 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1050.

Getting to Dawarkhar

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

Dawarkhar lies about 41 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Dhamtari, about 48 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 Dawarkhar
Nearest town Kānker 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Narharpur 18 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 41 km
Nearest railway station Dhamtari 48 km

Villages closest to Dawarkhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dawarkhar village had a population of 911. That makes it the 49th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 898 residents.

Dawarkhar village has 447 males and 464 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dawarkhar has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1050.

The pincode recorded for Dawarkhar is 493888. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dawarkhar covers 494.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dawarkhar falls under Narharpur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dawarkhar is Dhamtari, about 48 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 village for Dawarkhar.

Dawarkhar is about 41 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dawarkhar is in Narharpur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Kānker is about 13 km away. Narharpur is about 18 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker 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 Singanpur (under 2 km), Karap (1.6 km) and Manikpur (2.4 km).

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

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