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About Dhorra Village

Dhorra is a small village in Bada Malhera tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 320, made up of 156 males and 164 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 332.82 hectares hectares.

Dhorra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhorra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Bada Malhera
Area (hectares) 332.82 hectares
Population 320
Male Population 156
Female Population 164
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhorra compares

By the 2011 count Dhorra is the 79th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 933 residents. Its 332.82 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 878.

Getting to Dhorra

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

Dhorra lies about 44 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Tila, about 27 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 Dhorra
Tehsil headquarters Bada Malhera 4.5 km
Nearest town Bijāwar 16 km
Nearest railway station Tila 27 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 44 km

Villages closest to Dhorra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bada Malhera 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 Dhorra

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhorra village had a population of 320. That makes it the 79th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 933 residents.

Dhorra village has 156 males and 164 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhorra has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 878.

Dhorra covers 332.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhorra falls under Bada Malhera tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhorra is Tila, about 27 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 Dhorra.

Dhorra is about 44 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhorra is in Bada Malhera tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Bada Malhera is about 4.5 km away. Bijāwar is about 16 km away. Tila is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maharajganj (2.5 km), Rajpura (2.8 km) and Gonchipura (2.9 km).

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

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