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About Dhawai Village

Dhawai is a large village in Chitrangi tehsil, in the district of Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,835, made up of 1,944 males and 1,891 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 912.1 hectares hectares.

Dhawai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhawai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Singrauli
Tehsil Chitrangi
Area (hectares) 912.1 hectares
Population 3,835
Male Population 1,944
Female Population 1,891
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhawai compares

By the 2011 count Dhawai is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents. Its 912.1 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Dhawai

Dhawai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhawai as Available within 5 - 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 Dhawai from other places

Dhawai lies about 44 km from Singrauli, and the nearest railway station is Majhaoli, about 29 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 Dhawai
Tehsil headquarters Chitrangi 23 km
Nearest railway station Majhaoli 29 km
District headquarters Singrauli 44 km
Nearest town Sidhi 44 km

Villages closest to Dhawai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhawai village had a population of 3,835. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents.

Dhawai village has 1,944 males and 1,891 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhawai has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

Dhawai covers 912.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhawai falls under Chitrangi tehsil of Singrauli district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhawai is Majhaoli, about 29 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 village for Dhawai.

Dhawai is about 44 km from Singrauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhawai is in Chitrangi tehsil of Singrauli district. Chitrangi is about 23 km away. Majhaoli is about 29 km away. Singrauli is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parai (3.7 km), Bairdah (5.2 km) and Khurmucha (5.6 km).

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

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