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About Dhawa Village

Dhawa is a small village in Sihawal tehsil, in the district of Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 422, made up of 222 males and 200 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223.6 hectares hectares.

Dhawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhawa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sidhi
Tehsil Sihawal
Area (hectares) 223.6 hectares
Population 422
Male Population 222
Female Population 200
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhawa compares

By the 2011 count Dhawa is the 174th largest of the 286 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 223.6 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Dhawa

Dhawa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhawa as Available within 5 - 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 Dhawa from other places

Dhawa lies about 17 km from Sidhi, and the nearest railway station is Shankarpur Bhadaura, about 46 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
District headquarters Sidhi 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Sihawal 24 km
Nearest railway station Shankarpur Bhadaura 46 km

Villages closest to Dhawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhawa village had a population of 422. That makes it the 174th largest of the 286 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Dhawa village has 222 males and 200 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhawa has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Dhawa covers 223.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhawa falls under Sihawal tehsil of Sidhi district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhawa is Shankarpur Bhadaura, about 46 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhawa.

Dhawa is about 17 km from Sidhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhawa is in Sihawal tehsil of Sidhi district. Sidhi is about 17 km away. Sihawal is about 24 km away. Shankarpur Bhadaura is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhumma (2.6 km), Dhumma Kalan (2.6 km) and Dhumma Khurd (2.6 km).

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

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