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About Dawwa Village

Dawwa is a large village in Goregaon tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,246, made up of 1,066 males and 1,180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,107 females per 1000 males. The village covers 575.13 hectares hectares.

Dawwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dawwa village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Goregaon
Area (hectares) 575.13 hectares
Population 2,246
Male Population 1,066
Female Population 1,180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,107
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dawwa compares

By the 2011 count Dawwa is the 16th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents. Its 575.13 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Dawwa

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

Dawwa lies about 6.5 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Gondia Junction, about 6.6 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 Dawwa
District headquarters Gondiya 6.5 km
Nearest town Gondiā 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Gondia Junction 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Goregaon 6.9 km

Villages closest to Dawwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dawwa village had a population of 2,246. That makes it the 16th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents.

Dawwa village has 1,066 males and 1,180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dawwa has about 1107 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Dawwa covers 575.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dawwa falls under Goregaon tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dawwa is Gondia Junction, about 6.6 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 <5 km distance for Dawwa.

Dawwa is about 6.5 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dawwa is in Goregaon tehsil of Gondiya district. Gondiya is about 6.5 km away. Gondiā is about 6.5 km away. Gondia Junction is about 6.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Satwa (1.9 km), Gankhaira (2.4 km) and Kawalewada (2.4 km).

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

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