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About Dhawabathan Village

Dhawabathan is a small village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 234, made up of 105 males and 129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,229 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhawabathan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhawabathan village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Maheshpur
Pincode 814111
Area (hectares) 69 hectares
Population 234
Male Population 105
Female Population 129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,229
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhawabathan compares

By the 2011 count Dhawabathan is the 238th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 69 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Dhawabathan

Dhawabathan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhawabathan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhawabathan from other places

Dhawabathan lies about 18 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Banshlai Bridge, 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 Dhawabathan
Tehsil headquarters Maheshpur 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Banshlai Bridge 13 km
District headquarters Pakur 18 km

Villages closest to Dhawabathan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhawabathan village had a population of 234. That makes it the 238th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Dhawabathan village has 105 males and 129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhawabathan has about 1229 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Dhawabathan is 814111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhawabathan covers 69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhawabathan falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhawabathan is Banshlai Bridge, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhawabathan.

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

Dhawabathan is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Maheshpur is about 4.4 km away. Banshlai Bridge is about 13 km away. Pakur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nawapara (under 2 km), Bhagwanpur (under 2 km) and Sitanathpur (under 2 km).

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

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