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About Dohawa Village

Dohawa is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 928, made up of 496 males and 432 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.4 hectares hectares.

Dohawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dohawa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Area (hectares) 73.4 hectares
Population 928
Male Population 496
Female Population 432
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dohawa compares

By the 2011 count Dohawa is the 274th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 73.4 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Dohawa

The census records public bus service for Dohawa as Available within 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dohawa from other places

Dohawa lies about 27 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Govindnagar, about 20 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 Dohawa
Nearest railway station Govindnagar 20 km
Nearest town Bānsi 22 km
District headquarters Basti 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 33 km

Villages closest to Dohawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dohawa village had a population of 928. That makes it the 274th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Dohawa village has 496 males and 432 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dohawa has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Dohawa covers 73.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dohawa falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dohawa is Govindnagar, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Dohawa is about 27 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dohawa is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Govindnagar is about 20 km away. Bānsi is about 22 km away. Basti is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bakhara (under 2 km), Baukhari (under 2 km) and Nipaniya (2.1 km).

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

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