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About Dawwa Village

Dawwa is a large village in Sadak Arjuni tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,418, made up of 1,731 males and 1,687 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1395.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441806, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dawwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dawwa village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Sadak Arjuni
Pincode 441806
Area (hectares) 1395.45 hectares
Population 3,418
Male Population 1,731
Female Population 1,687
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dawwa compares

By the 2011 count Dawwa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,147 residents. Its 1395.45 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 997.

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 10+ km distance. 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 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
Tehsil headquarters Sadak Arjuni 6.5 km
District headquarters Gondiya 6.5 km
Nearest town Gondiā 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Gondia Junction 6.6 km

Villages closest to Dawwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sadak Arjuni 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 3,418. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,147 residents.

Dawwa village has 1,731 males and 1,687 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dawwa has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Dawwa is 441806. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dawwa covers 1395.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dawwa falls under Sadak Arjuni 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 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ 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 Sadak Arjuni tehsil of Gondiya district. Sadak Arjuni is about 6.5 km away. Gondiya is about 6.5 km away. Gondiā is about 6.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kawalewada (2.4 km), Pindakepar Rithi (3.3 km) and Chichtola (4.4 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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