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About Dhawaiya Village

Dhawaiya is a small village in Hazaribag tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 452, made up of 250 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 808 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825317, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhawaiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhawaiya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Hazaribag
Pincode 825317
Area (hectares) 218.73 hectares
Population 452
Male Population 250
Female Population 202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 808
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 Dhawaiya compares

By the 2011 count Dhawaiya is the 62nd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents. Its 218.73 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Dhawaiya

Dhawaiya is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. 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 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 11 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Charhi, about 13 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
Tehsil headquarters Hazaribag 11 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 11 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 11 km
Nearest railway station Charhi 13 km

Villages closest to Dhawaiya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hazaribag 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 452. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents.

Dhawaiya village has 250 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhawaiya has about 808 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Dhawaiya is 825317. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhawaiya covers 218.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhawaiya falls under Hazaribag tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhawaiya is Charhi, about 13 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 Dhawaiya.

Dhawaiya is about 11 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhawaiya is in Hazaribag tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Hazaribag is about 11 km away. Hazaribagh is about 11 km away. Hazāribāgh is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Andharu (under 2 km), Gurhet (under 2 km) and Chorheta (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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