About Dhautwa Village

Dhautwa is a large village in Katkamsandi tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,576, made up of 1,332 males and 1,244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 402.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhautwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhautwa village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Hazaribagh
Tehsil	Katkamsandi
Pincode	825334
Area (hectares)	402.7 hectares
Population	2,576
Male Population	1,332
Female Population	1,244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	934
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 Dhautwa compares

By the 2011 count Dhautwa is the 12th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,224 residents. Its 402.7 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Dhautwa

Dhautwa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dhautwa 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 Dhautwa from other places

Dhautwa lies about 32 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 8.5 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 Dhautwa
Nearest railway station	Kathautia	8.5 km
Nearest town	Chatrā	29 km
Tehsil headquarters	Katkamsandi	32 km
District headquarters	Hazaribagh	32 km

Villages closest to Dhautwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhautwa village had a population of 2,576. That makes it the 12th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,224 residents.

Dhautwa village has 1,332 males and 1,244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhautwa has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Dhautwa is 825334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhautwa covers 402.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhautwa falls under Katkamsandi tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhautwa is Kathautia, about 8.5 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 Dhautwa.

Dhautwa is about 32 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhautwa is in Katkamsandi tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Kathautia is about 8.5 km away. Chatrā is about 29 km away. Katkamsandi is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.