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About Dhakarwah Village

Dhakarwah is a mid sized village in Sihora tehsil, in the district of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,096, made up of 536 males and 560 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 625.06 hectares hectares.

Dhakarwah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhakarwah village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Jabalpur
Tehsil Sihora
Area (hectares) 625.06 hectares
Population 1,096
Male Population 536
Female Population 560
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhakarwah compares

By the 2011 count Dhakarwah is the 35th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 931 residents. Its 625.06 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 948.

Getting to Dhakarwah

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

Dhakarwah lies about 40 km from Jabalpur, and the nearest railway station is Sihora Road, about 9.2 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 Dhakarwah
Nearest railway station Sihora Road 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sihora 11 km
Nearest town Sihorā 11 km
District headquarters Jabalpur 40 km

Villages closest to Dhakarwah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhakarwah village had a population of 1,096. That makes it the 35th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 931 residents.

Dhakarwah village has 536 males and 560 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhakarwah has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Dhakarwah covers 625.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhakarwah falls under Sihora tehsil of Jabalpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhakarwah is Sihora Road, about 9.2 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 Dhakarwah.

Dhakarwah is about 40 km from Jabalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhakarwah is in Sihora tehsil of Jabalpur district. Sihora Road is about 9.2 km away. Sihora is about 11 km away. Sihorā is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tighara (1.7 km), Bhandra (2.1 km) and Bhanpura (2.1 km).

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

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