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About Dhawa Village

Dhawa is a mid sized village in Ghazipur tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,135, made up of 610 males and 525 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 233001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhawa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Ghazipur
Pincode 233001
Area (hectares) 19.54 hectares
Population 1,135
Male Population 610
Female Population 525
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 861
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhawa compares

By the 2011 count Dhawa is the 199th largest of the 512 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,315 residents. Its 19.54 hectares work out to about 58 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 936.

Getting to Dhawa

The census records public bus service for Dhawa 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhawa from other places

Dhawa lies about 3.2 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Ghazipur Ghat, about under 2 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 Dhawa
Nearest railway station Ghazipur Ghat under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghazipur 3.2 km
Nearest town Ghazīpur 3.2 km

Villages closest to Dhawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhawa village had a population of 1,135. That makes it the 199th largest of the 512 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,315 residents.

Dhawa village has 610 males and 525 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhawa has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Dhawa is 233001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhawa covers 19.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 58 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhawa falls under Ghazipur tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhawa is Ghazipur Ghat, about under 2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhawa.

Dhawa is about 3.2 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhawa is in Ghazipur tehsil of Ghazipur district. Ghazipur Ghat is about under 2 km away. Ghazipur is about 3.2 km away. Ghazīpur is about 3.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arazi Dhawa (under 2 km), Chak Faiz (under 2 km) and Semarachak Faiz (under 2 km).

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

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