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About Dugani Village

Dugani is one of the larger villages in Varla tehsil, in the district of Barwani, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,137, made up of 3,579 males and 3,558 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1005.81 hectares hectares.

Dugani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dugani village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Barwani
Tehsil Varla
Area (hectares) 1005.81 hectares
Population 7,137
Male Population 3,579
Female Population 3,558
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Dugani compares

By the 2011 count Dugani is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,798 residents. Its 1005.81 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Dugani

Dugani is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dugani 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dugani from other places

Dugani lies about 76 km from Barwani, and the nearest railway station is Takarkhede, about 46 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 Dugani
Tehsil headquarters Varla 9.4 km
Nearest town Chopda 21 km
Nearest railway station Takarkhede 46 km
District headquarters Barwani 76 km

Villages closest to Dugani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dugani village had a population of 7,137. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,798 residents.

Dugani village has 3,579 males and 3,558 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dugani has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

Dugani covers 1005.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dugani falls under Varla tehsil of Barwani district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dugani is Takarkhede, about 46 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dugani.

Dugani is about 76 km from Barwani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dugani is in Varla tehsil of Barwani district. Varla is about 9.4 km away. Chopda is about 21 km away. Takarkhede is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deoli (under 2 km), Belghat (3.4 km) and Umarti (3.5 km).

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

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