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About Dhirpur Village

Dhirpur is a small village in Badwara tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 108, made up of 54 males and 54 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.39 hectares hectares.

Dhirpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhirpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Badwara
Area (hectares) 132.39 hectares
Population 108
Male Population 54
Female Population 54
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhirpur compares

By the 2011 count Dhirpur is the 93rd largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 993 residents. Its 132.39 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Dhirpur

Dhirpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dhirpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhirpur from other places

Dhirpur lies about 25 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Rupaund, about 7.0 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 Dhirpur
Nearest railway station Rupaund 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Badwara 25 km
District headquarters Katni 25 km
Nearest town Murwāra 25 km

Villages closest to Dhirpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhirpur village had a population of 108. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 993 residents.

Dhirpur village has 54 males and 54 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhirpur has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Dhirpur covers 132.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhirpur falls under Badwara tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhirpur is Rupaund, about 7.0 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 10+ km distance for Dhirpur.

Dhirpur is about 25 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhirpur is in Badwara tehsil of Katni district. Rupaund is about 7.0 km away. Badwara is about 25 km away. Katni is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karibarah (1.6 km), Parai Kap (3.5 km) and Dhangawan (3.6 km).

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

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