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About Dugarhai Village

Dugarhai is a small village in Bahoriband tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 354, made up of 184 males and 170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218.05 hectares hectares.

Dugarhai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dugarhai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Bahoriband
Area (hectares) 218.05 hectares
Population 354
Male Population 184
Female Population 170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dugarhai compares

By the 2011 count Dugarhai is the 129th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 218.05 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Dugarhai

Dugarhai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dugarhai as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dugarhai from other places

Dugarhai lies about 19 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Sansarpur, about 6.6 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 Dugarhai
Nearest railway station Sansarpur 6.6 km
District headquarters Katni 19 km
Nearest town Murwāra 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Bahoriband 22 km

Villages closest to Dugarhai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dugarhai village had a population of 354. That makes it the 129th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Dugarhai village has 184 males and 170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dugarhai has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Dugarhai covers 218.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dugarhai falls under Bahoriband tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dugarhai is Sansarpur, about 6.6 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 <5 km distance for Dugarhai.

Dugarhai is about 19 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dugarhai is in Bahoriband tehsil of Katni district. Sansarpur is about 6.6 km away. Katni is about 19 km away. Murwāra is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uttampur (2.5 km), Chhitwara (3.4 km) and Lakhanwara (3.6 km).

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

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