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About Dalawada Village

Dalawada is a large village in Sitamau tehsil, in the district of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,429, made up of 1,223 males and 1,206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 643.54 hectares hectares.

Dalawada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dalawada village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandsaur
Tehsil Sitamau
Area (hectares) 643.54 hectares
Population 2,429
Male Population 1,223
Female Population 1,206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dalawada compares

By the 2011 count Dalawada is the 12th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,114 residents. Its 643.54 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Dalawada

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

Dalawada lies about 35 km from Mandsaur, and the nearest railway station is Chowmahala, about 20 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 Dalawada
Tehsil headquarters Sitamau 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Chowmahala 20 km
Nearest town Alot 28 km
District headquarters Mandsaur 35 km

Villages closest to Dalawada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dalawada village had a population of 2,429. That makes it the 12th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,114 residents.

Dalawada village has 1,223 males and 1,206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dalawada has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Dalawada covers 643.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dalawada falls under Sitamau tehsil of Mandsaur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dalawada is Chowmahala, about 20 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 Dalawada.

Dalawada is about 35 km from Mandsaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dalawada is in Sitamau tehsil of Mandsaur district. Sitamau is about 6.8 km away. Chowmahala is about 20 km away. Alot is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Semalkheda (1.5 km), Dalkhedi (1.9 km) and Dhandheda (2.0 km).

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

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