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About Dharwah Village

Dharwah is a mid sized village in Chunar tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,987, made up of 1,013 males and 974 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharwah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharwah village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Chunar
Pincode 231302
Area (hectares) 163.73 hectares
Population 1,987
Male Population 1,013
Female Population 974
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dharwah compares

By the 2011 count Dharwah is the 94th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents. Its 163.73 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Dharwah

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

Dharwah lies about 54 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Jeonathpur, about 9.7 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 Dharwah
Nearest railway station Jeonathpur 9.7 km
Nearest town Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Chunar 23 km
District headquarters Mirzapur 54 km

Villages closest to Dharwah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharwah village had a population of 1,987. That makes it the 94th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents.

Dharwah village has 1,013 males and 974 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharwah has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Dharwah is 231302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharwah covers 163.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dharwah falls under Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dharwah is Jeonathpur, about 9.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dharwah.

Dharwah is about 54 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharwah is in Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district. Jeonathpur is about 9.7 km away. Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar is about 14 km away. Chunar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chainpura (under 2 km), Gogahara (under 2 km) and Jorawa (1.7 km).

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

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