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About Dholpur Village

Dholpur is a small village in Begamganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 333, made up of 168 males and 165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 245.39 hectares hectares.

Dholpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dholpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Begamganj
Area (hectares) 245.39 hectares
Population 333
Male Population 168
Female Population 165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dholpur compares

By the 2011 count Dholpur is the 139th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 245.39 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 884.

Getting to Dholpur

Dholpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dholpur as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Dholpur from other places

Dholpur lies about 71 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Ratona, about 44 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 Dholpur
Tehsil headquarters Begamganj 15 km
Nearest railway station Ratona 44 km
District headquarters Raisen 71 km

Villages closest to Dholpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dholpur village had a population of 333. That makes it the 139th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Dholpur village has 168 males and 165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dholpur has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 884.

Dholpur covers 245.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dholpur falls under Begamganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dholpur is Ratona, about 44 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 <5 km distance for Dholpur.

Dholpur is about 71 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dholpur is in Begamganj tehsil of Raisen district. Begamganj is about 15 km away. Ratona is about 44 km away. Raisen is about 71 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samasgarh (under 2 km), Kirangi (1.5 km) and Madni (1.7 km).

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

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