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About Dunawa Village

Dunawa is a large village in Multai tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,162, made up of 1,597 males and 1,565 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 710 hectares hectares.

Dunawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dunawa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Multai
Area (hectares) 710 hectares
Population 3,162
Male Population 1,597
Female Population 1,565
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dunawa compares

By the 2011 count Dunawa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,036 residents. Its 710 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Dunawa

Dunawa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dunawa 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dunawa from other places

Dunawa lies about 61 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Hatanpur, about 19 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 Dunawa
Nearest railway station Hatanpur 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Multai 26 km
District headquarters Betul 61 km

Villages closest to Dunawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dunawa village had a population of 3,162. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,036 residents.

Dunawa village has 1,597 males and 1,565 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dunawa has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 999.

Dunawa covers 710 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dunawa falls under Multai tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dunawa is Hatanpur, about 19 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dunawa.

Dunawa is about 61 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dunawa is in Multai tehsil of Betul district. Hatanpur is about 19 km away. Multai is about 26 km away. Betul is about 61 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Musakhapa (under 2 km), Dunai (2.2 km) and Ghatpipriya (3.2 km).

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

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