About Dhawra Village

Dhawra is a mid sized village in Kuru tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 674, made up of 332 males and 342 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 835.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhawra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhawra village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Lohardaga
Tehsil	Kuru
Pincode	835302
Area (hectares)	835.9 hectares
Population	674
Male Population	332
Female Population	342
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,030
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhawra compares

By the 2011 count Dhawra is the 42nd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 835.9 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Dhawra

Dhawra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhawra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dhawra from other places

Dhawra lies about 18 km from Lohardaga, and the nearest railway station is Barkichampi, about 5.7 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 Dhawra
Nearest railway station	Barkichampi	5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kuru	13 km
District headquarters	Lohardaga	18 km
Nearest town	Lohārdagā	18 km

Villages closest to Dhawra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhawra village had a population of 674. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Dhawra village has 332 males and 342 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhawra has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Dhawra is 835302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhawra covers 835.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhawra falls under Kuru tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhawra is Barkichampi, about 5.7 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 village for Dhawra.

Dhawra is about 18 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhawra is in Kuru tehsil of Lohardaga district. Barkichampi is about 5.7 km away. Kuru is about 13 km away. Lohardaga is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.