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About Dahuwa Village

Dahuwa is a large village in Multai tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,257, made up of 1,135 males and 1,122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1295.22 hectares hectares.

Dahuwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dahuwa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Multai
Area (hectares) 1295.22 hectares
Population 2,257
Male Population 1,135
Female Population 1,122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dahuwa compares

By the 2011 count Dahuwa is the 18th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,036 residents. Its 1295.22 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Dahuwa

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

Dahuwa lies about 47 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Hatanpur, about 4.7 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 Dahuwa
Nearest railway station Hatanpur 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Multai 9.7 km
District headquarters Betul 47 km

Villages closest to Dahuwa

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 Dahuwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Dahuwa village had a population of 2,257. That makes it the 18th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,036 residents.

Dahuwa village has 1,135 males and 1,122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dahuwa has about 989 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 999.

Dahuwa covers 1295.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dahuwa is Hatanpur, about 4.7 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 Dahuwa.

Dahuwa is about 47 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dahuwa is in Multai tehsil of Betul district. Hatanpur is about 4.7 km away. Multai is about 9.7 km away. Betul is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahilawadi (2.6 km), Bukakhedi (2.6 km) and Pipariya (2.9 km).

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

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