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About Datwasa Village

Datwasa is a mid sized village in Dolariya tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 891, made up of 466 males and 425 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1039.78 hectares hectares.

Datwasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Datwasa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Dolariya
Area (hectares) 1039.78 hectares
Population 891
Male Population 466
Female Population 425
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Datwasa compares

By the 2011 count Datwasa is the 19th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 1039.78 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Datwasa

Datwasa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Datwasa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Datwasa from other places

Datwasa lies about 32 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Dharamkundi, about 1.5 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 Datwasa
Nearest railway station Dharamkundi 1.5 km
Nearest town Seoni Mālwa 11 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 32 km
Tehsil headquarters Dolariya 35 km

Villages closest to Datwasa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Datwasa village had a population of 891. That makes it the 19th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Datwasa village has 466 males and 425 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Datwasa has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Datwasa covers 1039.78 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.

Datwasa falls under Dolariya tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Datwasa is Dharamkundi, about 1.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Datwasa.

Datwasa is about 32 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Datwasa is in Dolariya tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Dharamkundi is about 1.5 km away. Seoni Mālwa is about 11 km away. Hoshangabad is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amupura (11 km), Gondi Kharar (13 km) and Kharar (13 km).

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

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