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About Dhawaiya Village

Dhawaiya is a mid sized village in Bagodar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 857, made up of 439 males and 418 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhawaiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhawaiya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Bagodar
Pincode 825320
Area (hectares) 242 hectares
Population 857
Male Population 439
Female Population 418
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhawaiya compares

By the 2011 count Dhawaiya is the 42nd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents. Its 242 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 978.

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 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 <5 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 42 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Chichaki, about 4.7 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 railway station Chichaki 4.7 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Bagodar 9.0 km
District headquarters Giridih 42 km

Villages closest to Dhawaiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhawaiya village had a population of 857. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents.

Dhawaiya village has 439 males and 418 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhawaiya has about 952 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 978.

The pincode recorded for Dhawaiya is 825320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhawaiya covers 242 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhawaiya falls under Bagodar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhawaiya is Chichaki, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Dhawaiya.

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

Dhawaiya is in Bagodar tehsil of Giridih district. Chichaki is about 4.7 km away. Barki Saria is about 5.7 km away. Bagodar is about 9.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deoradih (1.5 km), Karamba (1.8 km) and Banpura (2.1 km).

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

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