About Dhawakar Village

Dhawakar is one of the larger villages in Mauranipur tehsil, in the district of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,884, made up of 3,137 males and 2,747 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1961.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 284204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhawakar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhawakar village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Jhansi
Tehsil	Mauranipur
Pincode	284204
Area (hectares)	1961.38 hectares
Population	5,884
Male Population	3,137
Female Population	2,747
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	876
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 Dhawakar compares

By the 2011 count Dhawakar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,048 residents. Its 1961.38 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Dhawakar

Dhawakar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhawakar 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 Dhawakar from other places

Dhawakar lies about 64 km from Jhansi, and the nearest railway station is Rora, about 3.4 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 Dhawakar
Nearest railway station	Rora	3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mauranipur	7.9 km
Nearest town	Gursarāi	36 km
District headquarters	Jhansi	64 km

Villages closest to Dhawakar

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

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Common questions about Dhawakar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhawakar village had a population of 5,884. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,048 residents.

Dhawakar village has 3,137 males and 2,747 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhawakar has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Dhawakar is 284204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhawakar covers 1961.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhawakar falls under Mauranipur tehsil of Jhansi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhawakar is Rora, about 3.4 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 Dhawakar.

Dhawakar is about 64 km from Jhansi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhawakar is in Mauranipur tehsil of Jhansi district. Rora is about 3.4 km away. Mauranipur is about 7.9 km away. Gursarāi is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.