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About Dhar Village

Dhar is a mid sized village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 706, made up of 392 males and 314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 801 females per 1000 males. The village covers 226 hectares hectares.

Dhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Shahpur
Area (hectares) 226 hectares
Population 706
Male Population 392
Female Population 314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 801
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhar compares

By the 2011 count Dhar is the 61st largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 852 residents. Its 226 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Dhar

Dhar 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 Dhar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhar from other places

Dhar lies about 51 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Pola-Patthar, about 1.6 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 Dhar
Nearest railway station Pola-Patthar 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 19 km
Nearest town Itārsi 30 km
District headquarters Betul 51 km

Villages closest to Dhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhar village had a population of 706. That makes it the 61st largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 852 residents.

Dhar village has 392 males and 314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhar has about 801 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 991.

Dhar covers 226 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhar falls under Shahpur tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhar is Pola-Patthar, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhar.

Dhar is about 51 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhar is in Shahpur tehsil of Betul district. Pola-Patthar is about 1.6 km away. Shahpur is about 19 km away. Itārsi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dundhar (under 2 km), Saliment (5.8 km) and Koyal Buddi (7.5 km).

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

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