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About Dhamawal Village

Dhamawal is a small village in Saidpur tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 386, made up of 201 males and 185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 233223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhamawal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhamawal village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Saidpur
Pincode 233223
Area (hectares) 59.73 hectares
Population 386
Male Population 201
Female Population 185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhamawal compares

By the 2011 count Dhamawal is the 378th largest of the 556 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents. Its 59.73 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Dhamawal

Dhamawal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhamawal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Dhamawal from other places

Dhamawal lies about 40 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Sakaldiha, about 2.2 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 Dhamawal
Nearest railway station Sakaldiha 2.2 km
Nearest town Chandauli 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Saidpur 22 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 40 km

Villages closest to Dhamawal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhamawal village had a population of 386. That makes it the 378th largest of the 556 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents.

Dhamawal village has 201 males and 185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhamawal has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Dhamawal is 233223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhamawal covers 59.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhamawal falls under Saidpur tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhamawal is Sakaldiha, about 2.2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhamawal.

Dhamawal is about 40 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhamawal is in Saidpur tehsil of Ghazipur district. Sakaldiha is about 2.2 km away. Chandauli is about 11 km away. Saidpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gonda Khurd (2.5 km), Chakwaj Urph Bhatpurwa (3.9 km) and Gopalpur (4.6 km).

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

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