About Dawra Village

Dawra is a small village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 388, made up of 204 males and 184 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dawra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dawra village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Rampur
Pincode	172022
Area (hectares)	228.82 hectares
Population	388
Male Population	204
Female Population	184
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	902
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dawra compares

By the 2011 count Dawra is the 62nd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 228.82 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Dawra

Dawra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dawra 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Daran, Darkali, Darshai and Darshal. 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.

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Common questions about Dawra

As per the Census of India 2011, Dawra village had a population of 388. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Dawra village has 204 males and 184 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dawra has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Dawra is 172022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dawra covers 228.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dawra falls under Rampur tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Dawra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Dawra.

Dawra is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla 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.