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About Dhawai Village

Dhawai is a large village in Tulsipur tehsil, in the district of Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,555, made up of 1,378 males and 1,177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 494.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271610, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhawai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhawai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Balrampur
Tehsil Tulsipur
Pincode 271610
Area (hectares) 494.43 hectares
Population 2,555
Male Population 1,378
Female Population 1,177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 854
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhawai compares

By the 2011 count Dhawai is the 83rd largest of the 352 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,947 residents. Its 494.43 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Dhawai

Dhawai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhawai 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhawai from other places

Dhawai lies about 39 km from Balrampur, and the nearest railway station is Gainsari Junction, about 7.5 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 Dhawai
Nearest railway station Gainsari Junction 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Tulsipur 18 km
Nearest town Tulsīpur 18 km
District headquarters Balrampur 39 km

Villages closest to Dhawai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhawai village had a population of 2,555. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 352 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,947 residents.

Dhawai village has 1,378 males and 1,177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhawai has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Dhawai is 271610. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhawai covers 494.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhawai falls under Tulsipur tehsil of Balrampur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhawai is Gainsari Junction, about 7.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhawai.

Dhawai is about 39 km from Balrampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhawai is in Tulsipur tehsil of Balrampur district. Gainsari Junction is about 7.5 km away. Tulsipur is about 18 km away. Tulsīpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siswa (1.9 km), Lakshmanpur (2.2 km) and Manpur (2.2 km).

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

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