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About Dhawas Village

Dhawas is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 52, made up of 22 males and 30 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,364 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhawas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhawas village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171303
Area (hectares) 33 hectares
Population 52
Male Population 22
Female Population 30
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,364
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhawas compares

By the 2011 count Dhawas is the 311th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 33 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 989.

Getting to Dhawas

Dhawas is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhawas as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Dhawas from other places

Dhawas lies about 29 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 56 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 Dhawas
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 25 km
District headquarters Mandi 29 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 56 km

Villages closest to Dhawas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhawas village had a population of 52. That makes it the 311th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Dhawas village has 22 males and 30 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhawas has about 1364 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Dhawas is 171303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhawas covers 33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhawas falls under Karsog tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhawas is Summer Hill, about 56 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhawas.

Dhawas is about 29 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhawas is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 25 km away. Mandi is about 29 km away. Summer Hill is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jharandi (3.3 km), Oal (5.5 km) and D P F Oda (6.0 km).

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

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