About Dawa Village

Dawa is one of the larger villages in Nokha tehsil, in the district of Bikaner, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,004, made up of 2,628 males and 2,376 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5017 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 334803, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dawa village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Bikaner
Tehsil	Nokha
Pincode	334803
Area (hectares)	5017 hectares
Population	5,004
Male Population	2,628
Female Population	2,376
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	904
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dawa compares

By the 2011 count Dawa is the 20th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,581 residents. Its 5017 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Dawa

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

Dawa lies about 67 km from Bikaner, and the nearest railway station is Chilo, about 8.8 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 Dawa
Nearest railway station	Chilo	8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nokha	15 km
District headquarters	Bikaner	67 km

Villages closest to Dawa

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

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Common questions about Dawa

As per the Census of India 2011, Dawa village had a population of 5,004. That makes it the 20th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,581 residents.

Dawa village has 2,628 males and 2,376 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dawa has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Dawa is 334803. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dawa covers 5017 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dawa falls under Nokha tehsil of Bikaner district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dawa is Chilo, about 8.8 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 village for Dawa.

Dawa is about 67 km from Bikaner in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dawa is in Nokha tehsil of Bikaner district. Chilo is about 8.8 km away. Nokha is about 15 km away. Bikaner is about 67 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.