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About Dorwa Village

Dorwa is a mid sized village in Sagri tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 713, made up of 389 males and 324 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.17 hectares hectares.

Dorwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dorwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Sagri
Area (hectares) 36.17 hectares
Population 713
Male Population 389
Female Population 324
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dorwa compares

By the 2011 count Dorwa is the 382nd largest of the 835 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 36.17 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Dorwa

Dorwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dorwa as Available within 5 - 10 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. The nearest villages by name are Dighwaniya Kaji, Dighwaniya Majhauwa, Diha and Dilshadpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dorwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Dorwa village had a population of 713. That makes it the 382nd largest of the 835 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Dorwa village has 389 males and 324 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dorwa has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Dorwa covers 36.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dorwa falls under Sagri tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dorwa.

Dorwa is in Sagri tehsil of Azamgarh district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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