About Dhawa Village

Dhawa is a mid sized village in Ramgarh tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,559, made up of 788 males and 771 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhawa village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Ramgarh
Pincode	814102
Area (hectares)	127 hectares
Population	1,559
Male Population	788
Female Population	771
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhawa compares

By the 2011 count Dhawa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 494 residents. Its 127 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Dhawa

Dhawa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dhawa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 42 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Banshlai Bridge, about 34 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
Tehsil headquarters	Ramgarh	29 km
Nearest town	Pakur	33 km
Nearest railway station	Banshlai Bridge	34 km
District headquarters	Dumka	42 km

Villages closest to Dhawa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ramgarh 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 1,559. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 494 residents.

Dhawa village has 788 males and 771 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhawa has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Dhawa is 814102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhawa covers 127 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhawa falls under Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhawa is Banshlai Bridge, about 34 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 10+ km distance for Dhawa.

Dhawa is about 42 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhawa is in Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district. Ramgarh is about 29 km away. Pakur is about 33 km away. Banshlai Bridge is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.