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About Dhawan Village

Dhawan is a mid sized village in Todabhim tehsil, in the district of Karauli, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,121, made up of 592 males and 529 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 273.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 322213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhawan village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Karauli
Tehsil Todabhim
Pincode 322213
Area (hectares) 273.54 hectares
Population 1,121
Male Population 592
Female Population 529
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhawan compares

By the 2011 count Dhawan is the 74th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 273.54 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 867.

Getting to Dhawan

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

Dhawan lies about 43 km from Karauli, and the nearest railway station is Khandip, about 24 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 Dhawan
Tehsil headquarters Todabhim 15 km
Nearest railway station Khandip 24 km
District headquarters Karauli 43 km

Villages closest to Dhawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhawan village had a population of 1,121. That makes it the 74th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Dhawan village has 592 males and 529 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhawan has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 867.

The pincode recorded for Dhawan is 322213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhawan covers 273.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhawan falls under Todabhim tehsil of Karauli district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dhawan is Khandip, about 24 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 Dhawan.

Dhawan is about 43 km from Karauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhawan is in Todabhim tehsil of Karauli district. Todabhim is about 15 km away. Khandip is about 24 km away. Karauli is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamalpura (under 2 km), Nand (2.1 km) and Gaonri (2.8 km).

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

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