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About Dhawari Village

Dhawari is a mid sized village in Gaurihar tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,162, made up of 657 males and 505 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 769 females per 1000 males. The village covers 589.6 hectares hectares.

Dhawari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhawari village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Gaurihar
Area (hectares) 589.6 hectares
Population 1,162
Male Population 657
Female Population 505
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 769
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhawari compares

By the 2011 count Dhawari is the 59th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents. Its 589.6 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Dhawari

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

Dhawari lies about 61 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Kabrai, about 15 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 Dhawari
Tehsil headquarters Gaurihar 13 km
Nearest town Lauri 14 km
Nearest railway station Kabrai 15 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 61 km

Villages closest to Dhawari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhawari village had a population of 1,162. That makes it the 59th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents.

Dhawari village has 657 males and 505 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhawari has about 769 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 864.

Dhawari covers 589.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhawari falls under Gaurihar tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhawari is Kabrai, about 15 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 Dhawari.

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

Dhawari is in Gaurihar tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Gaurihar is about 13 km away. Lauri is about 14 km away. Kabrai is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bajrangpur (under 2 km), Chauhani (1.8 km) and Banyani (2.2 km).

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

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