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About Dhawalapur Village

Dhawalapur is a mid sized village in Katol tehsil, in the district of Nagpur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,687, made up of 870 males and 817 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 580.69 hectares hectares.

Dhawalapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhawalapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nagpur
Tehsil Katol
Area (hectares) 580.69 hectares
Population 1,687
Male Population 870
Female Population 817
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhawalapur compares

By the 2011 count Dhawalapur is the 12th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 764 residents. Its 580.69 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Dhawalapur

Dhawalapur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dhawalapur 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhawalapur from other places

Dhawalapur lies about 46 km from Nagpur, and the nearest railway station is Metpanjra, about 2.3 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 Dhawalapur
Nearest railway station Metpanjra 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Katol 7.2 km
Nearest town Kātol 7.2 km
District headquarters Nagpur 46 km

Villages closest to Dhawalapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhawalapur village had a population of 1,687. That makes it the 12th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 764 residents.

Dhawalapur village has 870 males and 817 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhawalapur has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Dhawalapur covers 580.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhawalapur falls under Katol tehsil of Nagpur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhawalapur is Metpanjra, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhawalapur.

Dhawalapur is about 46 km from Nagpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhawalapur is in Katol tehsil of Nagpur district. Metpanjra is about 2.3 km away. Katol is about 7.2 km away. Kātol is about 7.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hatla (under 2 km), Panjra (under 2 km) and Pardi (2.1 km).

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

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