About Dhawa Village

Dhawa is a mid sized village in Palojori tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,772, made up of 900 males and 872 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhawa village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Deoghar
Tehsil	Palojori
Pincode	814149
Area (hectares)	216 hectares
Population	1,772
Male Population	900
Female Population	872
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	969
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhawa compares

By the 2011 count Dhawa is the 12th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 605 residents. Its 216 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Dhawa

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

Dhawa lies about 35 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Narganjo Halt, about 2.9 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 Dhawa
Nearest railway station	Narganjo Halt	2.9 km
Nearest town	Jhajha	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Palojori	35 km
District headquarters	Deoghar	35 km

Villages closest to Dhawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhawa village had a population of 1,772. That makes it the 12th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 605 residents.

Dhawa village has 900 males and 872 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhawa has about 969 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 965.

The pincode recorded for Dhawa is 814149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhawa covers 216 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhawa falls under Palojori tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhawa is Narganjo Halt, about 2.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhawa.

Dhawa is about 35 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhawa is in Palojori tehsil of Deoghar district. Narganjo Halt is about 2.9 km away. Jhajha is about 11 km away. Palojori is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.