About Dhawas Village

Dhawas is a small village in Thunag tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 480, made up of 257 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175054, 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	Thunag
Pincode	175054
Area (hectares)	151 hectares
Population	480
Male Population	257
Female Population	223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	868
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhawas compares

By the 2011 count Dhawas is the 28th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 287 residents. Its 151 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Dhawas

Dhawas is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhawas 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 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	Thunag	7.2 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 Thunag 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 Dhawas

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhawas village had a population of 480. That makes it the 28th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 287 residents.

Dhawas village has 257 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhawas has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Dhawas is 175054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhawas covers 151 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhawas falls under Thunag 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 village and private bus service as Available within village 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 Thunag tehsil of Mandi district. Thunag is about 7.2 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.