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About Dhawa Village

Dhawa is a mid sized village in Mariahu tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 507, made up of 255 males and 252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.1 hectares hectares.

Dhawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhawa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Mariahu
Area (hectares) 95.1 hectares
Population 507
Male Population 255
Female Population 252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
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 Dhawa compares

By the 2011 count Dhawa is the 403rd largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents. Its 95.1 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Dhawa

The census records public bus service for Dhawa 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 Dhawa from other places

Dhawa lies about 25 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mariahu, about 7.6 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 Mariahu 7.6 km
Nearest town Mariāhu 8.3 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 25 km

Villages closest to Dhawa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mariahu 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 507. That makes it the 403rd largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents.

Dhawa village has 255 males and 252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhawa has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1086.

Dhawa covers 95.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhawa falls under Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhawa is Mariahu, about 7.6 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 Dhawa.

Dhawa is about 25 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhawa is in Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district. Mariahu is about 7.6 km away. Mariāhu is about 8.3 km away. Jaunpur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Badhawal (under 2 km), Sonai (under 2 km) and Umaram (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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