About Dhowaha Village

Dhowaha is a large village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,641, made up of 2,423 males and 2,218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 221502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhowaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhowaha village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Allahabad
Tehsil	Handia
Pincode	221502
Area (hectares)	159.47 hectares
Population	4,641
Male Population	2,423
Female Population	2,218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhowaha compares

By the 2011 count Dhowaha is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 159.47 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Dhowaha

Dhowaha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhowaha 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhowaha from other places

Dhowaha lies about 25 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Sarai Chandi, about 7.8 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 Dhowaha
Nearest railway station	Sarai Chandi	7.8 km
Nearest town	Phulpur	8.4 km
District headquarters	Allahabad	25 km
Tehsil headquarters	Handia	31 km

Villages closest to Dhowaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhowaha village had a population of 4,641. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Dhowaha village has 2,423 males and 2,218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhowaha has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Dhowaha is 221502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhowaha covers 159.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhowaha falls under Handia tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhowaha is Sarai Chandi, about 7.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhowaha.

Dhowaha is about 25 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhowaha is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Sarai Chandi is about 7.8 km away. Phulpur is about 8.4 km away. Allahabad is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.