About Dhawaiya Village

Dhawaiya is a large village in Gumia tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,706, made up of 1,365 males and 1,341 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 655.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhawaiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhawaiya village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Bokaro
Tehsil	Gumia
Pincode	829134
Area (hectares)	655.13 hectares
Population	2,706
Male Population	1,365
Female Population	1,341
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	982
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 Dhawaiya compares

By the 2011 count Dhawaiya is the 10th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 655.13 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Dhawaiya

Dhawaiya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhawaiya 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 Dhawaiya from other places

Dhawaiya lies about 50 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Mael, about 7.6 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 Dhawaiya
Nearest town	Chitarpur	7.1 km
Nearest railway station	Mael	7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gumia	25 km
District headquarters	Bokaro	50 km

Villages closest to Dhawaiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhawaiya village had a population of 2,706. That makes it the 10th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Dhawaiya village has 1,365 males and 1,341 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhawaiya has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Dhawaiya is 829134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhawaiya covers 655.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhawaiya falls under Gumia tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhawaiya is Mael, about 7.6 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 Dhawaiya.

Dhawaiya is about 50 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhawaiya is in Gumia tehsil of Bokaro district. Chitarpur is about 7.1 km away. Mael is about 7.6 km away. Gumia is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.