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About Dhudwa Village

Dhudwa is a mid sized village in Kirnapur tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 835, made up of 417 males and 418 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 293.69 hectares hectares.

Dhudwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhudwa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Kirnapur
Area (hectares) 293.69 hectares
Population 835
Male Population 417
Female Population 418
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhudwa compares

By the 2011 count Dhudwa is the 81st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 293.69 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Dhudwa

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

How far is Dhudwa from other places

Dhudwa lies about 36 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Gudma, about 16 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 Dhudwa
Tehsil headquarters Kirnapur 11 km
Nearest railway station Gudma 16 km
Nearest town Gondiā 21 km
District headquarters Balaghat 36 km

Villages closest to Dhudwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhudwa village had a population of 835. That makes it the 81st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Dhudwa village has 417 males and 418 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhudwa has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1024.

Dhudwa covers 293.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhudwa falls under Kirnapur tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhudwa is Gudma, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhudwa.

Dhudwa is about 36 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhudwa is in Kirnapur tehsil of Balaghat district. Kirnapur is about 11 km away. Gudma is about 16 km away. Gondiā is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandri Kalan (under 2 km), Kandri Khurd (2.3 km) and Pardi (2.3 km).

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

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