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About Duhawad Village

Duhawad is a mid sized village in Raghogarh tehsil, in the district of Guna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 831, made up of 427 males and 404 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 899 hectares hectares.

Duhawad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Duhawad village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Guna
Tehsil Raghogarh
Area (hectares) 899 hectares
Population 831
Male Population 427
Female Population 404
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Duhawad compares

By the 2011 count Duhawad is the 32nd largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 679 residents. Its 899 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Duhawad

Duhawad is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Duhawad as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Duhawad from other places

Duhawad lies about 16 km from Guna, and the nearest railway station is Ruthiyai Junction, about 5.9 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 Duhawad
Nearest railway station Ruthiyai Junction 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Raghogarh 9.0 km
Nearest town Rāghogarh 9.0 km
District headquarters Guna 16 km

Villages closest to Duhawad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Duhawad village had a population of 831. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 679 residents.

Duhawad village has 427 males and 404 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Duhawad has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 909.

Duhawad covers 899 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Duhawad falls under Raghogarh tehsil of Guna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Duhawad is Ruthiyai Junction, about 5.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Duhawad.

Duhawad is about 16 km from Guna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Duhawad is in Raghogarh tehsil of Guna district. Ruthiyai Junction is about 5.9 km away. Raghogarh is about 9.0 km away. Rāghogarh is about 9.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghoghar (3.2 km), Puraini (3.5 km) and Dhirdeh (3.9 km).

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

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