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About Dhawati Village

Dhawati is a small village in Nankhari tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 47, made up of 22 males and 25 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,136 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhawati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhawati village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Nankhari
Pincode 172021
Area (hectares) 16.51 hectares
Population 47
Male Population 22
Female Population 25
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,136
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 Dhawati compares

By the 2011 count Dhawati is the 77th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 16.51 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Dhawati

Dhawati is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhawati 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 Dhawati from other places

Dhawati lies about 43 km from Shimla. 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 Dhawati
Tehsil headquarters Nankhari 2.5 km
District headquarters Shimla 43 km

Villages closest to Dhawati

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhawati village had a population of 47. That makes it the 77th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Dhawati village has 22 males and 25 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhawati has about 1136 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Dhawati is 172021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhawati covers 16.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhawati falls under Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Dhawati notes the nearest railway station 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 Dhawati.

Dhawati is about 43 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhawati is in Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district. Nankhari is about 2.5 km away. Shimla is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagalti (under 2 km), Dhnewati (under 2 km) and Khamoti (under 2 km).

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

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