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About Dawaras Village

Dawaras is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13, made up of 4 males and 9 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 2,250 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dawaras Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dawaras village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 173208
Area (hectares) 27 hectares
Population 13
Male Population 4
Female Population 9
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 2,250
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dawaras compares

By the 2011 count Dawaras is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 27 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 1020.

Getting to Dawaras

Dawaras is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dawaras as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dawaras from other places

Dawaras lies about 53 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 33 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 Dawaras
Nearest town Sundarnagar 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Arki 24 km
Nearest railway station Jutogh 33 km
District headquarters Solan 53 km

Villages closest to Dawaras

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dawaras village had a population of 13. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Dawaras village has 4 males and 9 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dawaras has about 2250 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Dawaras is 173208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dawaras covers 27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dawaras falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dawaras is Jutogh, about 33 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dawaras.

Dawaras is about 53 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dawaras is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Sundarnagar is about 20 km away. Arki is about 24 km away. Jutogh is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chalaman (under 2 km), Kathla (1.7 km) and Larech (3.3 km).

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

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