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About Dawaru Village

Dawaru is a small village in Darlaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 38, made up of 19 males and 19 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dawaru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dawaru village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Darlaghat
Pincode 171102
Area (hectares) 9 hectares
Population 38
Male Population 19
Female Population 19
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Dawaru compares

By the 2011 count Dawaru is the 160th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 194 residents. Its 9 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Dawaru

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

Dawaru lies about 16 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Shoghi railway station, about 9.8 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 Dawaru
Nearest railway station Shoghi railway station 9.8 km
Nearest town Shimla 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Darlaghat 16 km
District headquarters Solan 16 km

Villages closest to Dawaru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dawaru village had a population of 38. That makes it the 160th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 194 residents.

Dawaru village has 19 males and 19 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dawaru has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Dawaru is 171102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dawaru covers 9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dawaru falls under Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dawaru is Shoghi railway station, about 9.8 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 Dawaru.

Dawaru is about 16 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dawaru is in Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district. Shoghi railway station is about 9.8 km away. Shimla is about 11 km away. Darlaghat is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Soriya (1.8 km), Kun Knunu (2.1 km) and Batehr (3.2 km).

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

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