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About Dawaki Village

Dawaki is a mid sized village in Deori tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,695, made up of 840 males and 855 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 473.49 hectares hectares.

Dawaki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dawaki village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Deori
Area (hectares) 473.49 hectares
Population 1,695
Male Population 840
Female Population 855
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dawaki compares

By the 2011 count Dawaki is the 8th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 808 residents. Its 473.49 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Dawaki

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

Dawaki lies about 44 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Dhanoli, about 25 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 Dawaki
Tehsil headquarters Deori 4.2 km
Nearest railway station Dhanoli 25 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 40 km
District headquarters Gondiya 44 km

Villages closest to Dawaki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dawaki village had a population of 1,695. That makes it the 8th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 808 residents.

Dawaki village has 840 males and 855 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dawaki has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1018.

Dawaki covers 473.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dawaki falls under Deori tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dawaki is Dhanoli, about 25 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dawaki.

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

Dawaki is in Deori tehsil of Gondiya district. Deori is about 4.2 km away. Dhanoli is about 25 km away. Dongargarh is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Borgaon (under 2 km), Bhagi (1.9 km) and Silapur (2.2 km).

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

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