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About Dowani Village

Dowani is a large village in Kapasan tehsil, in the district of Chittaurgarh, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,019, made up of 1,051 males and 968 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1015 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 312202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dowani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dowani village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Chittaurgarh
Tehsil Kapasan
Pincode 312202
Area (hectares) 1015 hectares
Population 2,019
Male Population 1,051
Female Population 968
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dowani compares

By the 2011 count Dowani is the 15th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 949 residents. Its 1015 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Dowani

Dowani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dowani as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Dowani from other places

Dowani lies about 32 km from Chittaurgarh. 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 Dowani
Tehsil headquarters Kapasan 6.6 km
District headquarters Chittaurgarh 32 km

Villages closest to Dowani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dowani village had a population of 2,019. That makes it the 15th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 949 residents.

Dowani village has 1,051 males and 968 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dowani has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Dowani is 312202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dowani covers 1015 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dowani falls under Kapasan tehsil of Chittaurgarh district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Dowani notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dowani.

Dowani is about 32 km from Chittaurgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dowani is in Kapasan tehsil of Chittaurgarh district. Kapasan is about 6.6 km away. Chittaurgarh is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karookariya (under 2 km), Dhobi Khera (2.8 km) and Dhamana (3.2 km).

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

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