About Dhawa I Village

Dhawa I is a large village in Luni tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,988, made up of 2,596 males and 2,392 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2853 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhawa I Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhawa I village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jodhpur
Tehsil	Luni
Pincode	342001
Area (hectares)	2853 hectares
Population	4,988
Male Population	2,596
Female Population	2,392
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhawa I compares

By the 2011 count Dhawa I is the 10th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,307 residents. Its 2853 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Dhawa I

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

Dhawa I lies about 35 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Dundara, about 19 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 Dhawa I
Nearest railway station	Dundara	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Luni	27 km
Nearest town	Sāngaria	32 km
District headquarters	Jodhpur	35 km

Villages closest to Dhawa I

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Luni 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 Dhawa I

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhawa I village had a population of 4,988. That makes it the 10th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,307 residents.

Dhawa I village has 2,596 males and 2,392 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhawa I has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Dhawa I is 342001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhawa I covers 2853 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhawa I falls under Luni tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dhawa I is Dundara, about 19 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 Dhawa I.

Dhawa I is about 35 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhawa I is in Luni tehsil of Jodhpur district. Dundara is about 19 km away. Luni is about 27 km away. Sāngaria is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.