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About Dholpur Village

Dholpur is a mid sized village in Udaipura tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 877, made up of 442 males and 435 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 608.75 hectares hectares.

Dholpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dholpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Udaipura
Area (hectares) 608.75 hectares
Population 877
Male Population 442
Female Population 435
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dholpur compares

By the 2011 count Dholpur is the 62nd largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 900 residents. Its 608.75 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 911.

Getting to Dholpur

Dholpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dholpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Dholpur from other places

Dholpur lies about 64 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Ratona, about 59 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
Nearest town Begamganj 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Udaipura 35 km
Nearest railway station Ratona 59 km
District headquarters Raisen 64 km

Villages closest to Dholpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Udaipura 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 877. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 900 residents.

Dholpur village has 442 males and 435 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dholpur has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 911.

Dholpur covers 608.75 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 Udaipura tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dholpur is Ratona, about 59 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 10+ km distance for Dholpur.

Dholpur is about 64 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 Udaipura tehsil of Raisen district. Begamganj is about 26 km away. Udaipura is about 35 km away. Ratona is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badgawan Khurd (10 km), Padrai Khurd (17 km) and Mehgawan (21 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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