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About Dharpiwada Village

Dharpiwada is a mid sized village in Lalbarra tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,430, made up of 674 males and 756 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,122 females per 1000 males. The village covers 277.78 hectares hectares.

Dharpiwada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharpiwada village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Lalbarra
Area (hectares) 277.78 hectares
Population 1,430
Male Population 674
Female Population 756
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,122
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharpiwada compares

By the 2011 count Dharpiwada is the 44th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,485 residents. Its 277.78 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Dharpiwada

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

Dharpiwada lies about 33 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Gangajhari, about 12 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 Dharpiwada
Nearest railway station Gangajhari 12 km
Nearest town Gondiā 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Lalbarra 33 km
District headquarters Balaghat 33 km

Villages closest to Dharpiwada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharpiwada village had a population of 1,430. That makes it the 44th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,485 residents.

Dharpiwada village has 674 males and 756 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharpiwada has about 1122 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Dharpiwada covers 277.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dharpiwada falls under Lalbarra tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dharpiwada is Gangajhari, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dharpiwada.

Dharpiwada is about 33 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharpiwada is in Lalbarra tehsil of Balaghat district. Gangajhari is about 12 km away. Gondiā is about 17 km away. Lalbarra is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nawegaon (12 km), Deogaon (24 km) and Bamhani (24 km).

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

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