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About Dholwa Village

Dholwa is a large village in Bhesan tehsil, in the district of Junagadh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,022, made up of 1,007 males and 1,015 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1035.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 362020, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dholwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dholwa village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Junagadh
Tehsil Bhesan
Pincode 362020
Area (hectares) 1035.93 hectares
Population 2,022
Male Population 1,007
Female Population 1,015
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dholwa compares

By the 2011 count Dholwa is the 13th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,898 residents. Its 1035.93 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Dholwa

Dholwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dholwa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bhesan, Chanaka, Chhodvadi and Chuda. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dholwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Dholwa village had a population of 2,022. That makes it the 13th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,898 residents.

Dholwa village has 1,007 males and 1,015 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dholwa has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Dholwa is 362020. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dholwa covers 1035.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dholwa falls under Bhesan tehsil of Junagadh district in Gujarat.

The census record for Dholwa notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dholwa.

Dholwa is in Bhesan tehsil of Junagadh district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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