About Dhilwar Village

Dhilwar is a small village in Gairatganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 279, made up of 139 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 313.87 hectares hectares.

Dhilwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhilwar village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Raisen
Tehsil	Gairatganj
Area (hectares)	313.87 hectares
Population	279
Male Population	139
Female Population	140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,007
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhilwar compares

By the 2011 count Dhilwar is the 125th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 655 residents. Its 313.87 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Dhilwar

Dhilwar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhilwar 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 within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhilwar from other places

Dhilwar lies about 72 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Ratona, about 49 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 Dhilwar
Nearest town	Begamganj	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gairatganj	26 km
Nearest railway station	Ratona	49 km
District headquarters	Raisen	72 km

Villages closest to Dhilwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhilwar village had a population of 279. That makes it the 125th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 655 residents.

Dhilwar village has 139 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhilwar has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 892.

Dhilwar covers 313.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhilwar falls under Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhilwar is Ratona, about 49 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhilwar.

Dhilwar is about 72 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhilwar is in Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen district. Begamganj is about 23 km away. Gairatganj is about 26 km away. Ratona is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.