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About Dheklawan Village

Dheklawan is a small village in Narharpur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 76, made up of 37 males and 39 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494333, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dheklawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dheklawan village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Narharpur
Pincode 494333
Area (hectares) 24.31 hectares
Population 76
Male Population 37
Female Population 39
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,054
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dheklawan compares

By the 2011 count Dheklawan is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 898 residents. Its 24.31 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1050.

Getting to Dheklawan

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

Dheklawan lies about 56 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Dhamtari, about 49 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 Dheklawan
Tehsil headquarters Narharpur 20 km
Nearest town Kānker 29 km
Nearest railway station Dhamtari 49 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 56 km

Villages closest to Dheklawan

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 Dheklawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Dheklawan village had a population of 76. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 898 residents.

Dheklawan village has 37 males and 39 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dheklawan has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1050.

The pincode recorded for Dheklawan is 494333. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dheklawan covers 24.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dheklawan is Dhamtari, about 49 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 Dheklawan.

Dheklawan is about 56 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.

Dheklawan is in Narharpur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Narharpur is about 20 km away. Kānker is about 29 km away. Dhamtari is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khajrawan (under 2 km), Ghotiyawahi (1.5 km) and Gahrinbandha (2.0 km).

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

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