About Dorwada Village

Dorwada is a large village in Malhargarh tehsil, in the district of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,512, made up of 1,272 males and 1,240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1208.71 hectares hectares.

Dorwada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dorwada village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Mandsaur
Tehsil	Malhargarh
Area (hectares)	1208.71 hectares
Population	2,512
Male Population	1,272
Female Population	1,240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	975
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dorwada compares

By the 2011 count Dorwada is the 10th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,006 residents. Its 1208.71 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 985.

Getting to Dorwada

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

Dorwada lies about 17 km from Mandsaur, and the nearest railway station is Sindpan, about 12 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 Dorwada
Nearest railway station	Sindpan	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Malhargarh	16 km
District headquarters	Mandsaur	17 km

Villages closest to Dorwada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dorwada village had a population of 2,512. That makes it the 10th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,006 residents.

Dorwada village has 1,272 males and 1,240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dorwada has about 975 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 985.

Dorwada covers 1208.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dorwada falls under Malhargarh tehsil of Mandsaur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dorwada is Sindpan, about 12 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 Dorwada.

Dorwada is about 17 km from Mandsaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dorwada is in Malhargarh tehsil of Mandsaur district. Sindpan is about 12 km away. Malhargarh is about 16 km away. Mandsaur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.