About Dhewa Village

Dhewa is a mid sized village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 654, made up of 332 males and 322 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 496.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhewa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhewa village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Jawali
Pincode	176023
Area (hectares)	496.93 hectares
Population	654
Male Population	332
Female Population	322
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	970
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhewa compares

By the 2011 count Dhewa is the 48th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 496.93 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Dhewa

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

Dhewa lies about 18 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Harsar Dehri, about 5.3 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 Dhewa
Nearest railway station	Harsar Dehri	5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jawali	6.4 km
District headquarters	Kangra	18 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	24 km

Villages closest to Dhewa

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

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Common questions about Dhewa

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhewa village had a population of 654. That makes it the 48th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Dhewa village has 332 males and 322 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhewa has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Dhewa is 176023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhewa covers 496.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhewa falls under Jawali tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhewa is Harsar Dehri, about 5.3 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhewa.

Dhewa is about 18 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhewa is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Harsar Dehri is about 5.3 km away. Jawali is about 6.4 km away. Kangra is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.