About Dhwaj Village

Dhwaj is a mid sized village in Begamganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 960, made up of 485 males and 475 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 766 hectares hectares.

Dhwaj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhwaj village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Raisen
Tehsil	Begamganj
Area (hectares)	766 hectares
Population	960
Male Population	485
Female Population	475
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available

How Dhwaj compares

By the 2011 count Dhwaj is the 32nd largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 766 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 Dhwaj

Dhwaj is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhwaj 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 Dhwaj from other places

Dhwaj lies about 63 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Ratona, about 47 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 Dhwaj
Tehsil headquarters	Begamganj	6.7 km
Nearest railway station	Ratona	47 km
District headquarters	Raisen	63 km

Villages closest to Dhwaj

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.

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Common questions about Dhwaj

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhwaj village had a population of 960. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Dhwaj village has 485 males and 475 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhwaj has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 884.

Dhwaj covers 766 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhwaj is Ratona, about 47 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 Dhwaj.

Dhwaj is about 63 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhwaj is in Begamganj tehsil of Raisen district. Begamganj is about 6.7 km away. Ratona is about 47 km away. Raisen is about 63 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.