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About Dhuswa Village

Dhuswa is a mid sized village in Ikauna tehsil, in the district of Shrawasti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,208, made up of 637 males and 571 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 232.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271802, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhuswa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhuswa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shrawasti
Tehsil Ikauna
Pincode 271802
Area (hectares) 232.17 hectares
Population 1,208
Male Population 637
Female Population 571
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhuswa compares

By the 2011 count Dhuswa is the 145th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,849 residents. Its 232.17 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 883.

Getting to Dhuswa

Dhuswa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhuswa as Available within 5 - 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhuswa from other places

Dhuswa lies about 22 km from Shrawasti, and the nearest railway station is Risia, 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 Dhuswa
Nearest railway station Risia 9.7 km
Nearest town Bahraigh 12 km
District headquarters Shrawasti 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Ikauna 30 km

Villages closest to Dhuswa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhuswa village had a population of 1,208. That makes it the 145th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,849 residents.

Dhuswa village has 637 males and 571 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhuswa has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 883.

The pincode recorded for Dhuswa is 271802. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhuswa covers 232.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhuswa falls under Ikauna tehsil of Shrawasti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhuswa is Risia, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhuswa.

Dhuswa is about 22 km from Shrawasti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhuswa is in Ikauna tehsil of Shrawasti district. Risia is about 9.7 km away. Bahraigh is about 12 km away. Shrawasti 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 Ratnapur (2.2 km), Rampur Kodari (2.3 km) and Branwan Hargun (2.5 km).

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

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