About Dwara Village

Dwara is a mid sized village in Murwara tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 850, made up of 440 males and 410 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171.77 hectares hectares.

Dwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dwara village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Katni
Tehsil	Murwara
Area (hectares)	171.77 hectares
Population	850
Male Population	440
Female Population	410
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available

How Dwara compares

By the 2011 count Dwara is the 64th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,275 residents. Its 171.77 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Dwara

Dwara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dwara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dwara from other places

Dwara lies about 6.0 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Majhgawan Phatak, about 5.4 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 Dwara
Nearest railway station	Majhgawan Phatak	5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Murwara	6.0 km
District headquarters	Katni	6.0 km
Nearest town	Murwāra	6.0 km

Villages closest to Dwara

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.

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Common questions about Dwara

As per the Census of India 2011, Dwara village had a population of 850. That makes it the 64th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,275 residents.

Dwara village has 440 males and 410 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dwara has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Dwara covers 171.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dwara is Majhgawan Phatak, about 5.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dwara.

Dwara is about 6.0 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dwara is in Murwara tehsil of Katni district. Majhgawan Phatak is about 5.4 km away. Murwara is about 6.0 km away. Katni is about 6.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.