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About Dithwara Village

Dithwara is a mid sized village in Murwara tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,427, made up of 728 males and 699 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 386.68 hectares hectares.

Dithwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dithwara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Murwara
Area (hectares) 386.68 hectares
Population 1,427
Male Population 728
Female Population 699
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dithwara compares

By the 2011 count Dithwara is the 33rd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,275 residents. Its 386.68 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Dithwara

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

Dithwara lies about 14 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Patwara, about 6.1 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 Dithwara
Nearest railway station Patwara 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Murwara 14 km
District headquarters Katni 14 km
Nearest town Murwāra 14 km

Villages closest to Dithwara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dithwara village had a population of 1,427. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,275 residents.

Dithwara village has 728 males and 699 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dithwara has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Dithwara covers 386.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dithwara falls under Murwara tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dithwara is Patwara, about 6.1 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 village for Dithwara.

Dithwara is about 14 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dithwara is in Murwara tehsil of Katni district. Patwara is about 6.1 km away. Murwara is about 14 km away. Katni is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghanghari Khurd (under 2 km), Jobi Khurd (under 2 km) and Kailawara Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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