About Dhawa Village

Dhawa is a mid sized village in Dabra tehsil, in the district of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 886, made up of 462 males and 424 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 475115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhawa village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Gwalior
Tehsil	Dabra
Pincode	475115
Area (hectares)	179.88 hectares
Population	886
Male Population	462
Female Population	424
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	918
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhawa compares

By the 2011 count Dhawa is the 83rd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,214 residents. Its 179.88 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Dhawa

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

Dhawa lies about 37 km from Gwalior, and the nearest railway station is Simariatal, about 6.0 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 Dhawa
Nearest railway station	Simariatal	6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dabra	6.6 km
District headquarters	Gwalior	37 km

Villages closest to Dhawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhawa village had a population of 886. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,214 residents.

Dhawa village has 462 males and 424 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhawa has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 864.

The pincode recorded for Dhawa is 475115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhawa covers 179.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhawa falls under Dabra tehsil of Gwalior district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhawa is Simariatal, about 6.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhawa.

Dhawa is about 37 km from Gwalior in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhawa is in Dabra tehsil of Gwalior district. Simariatal is about 6.0 km away. Dabra is about 6.6 km away. Gwalior is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.