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About Dhawai Village

Dhawai is a small village in Bina tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 56, made up of 32 males and 24 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 750 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.92 hectares hectares.

Dhawai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhawai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Bina
Area (hectares) 127.92 hectares
Population 56
Male Population 32
Female Population 24
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 750
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 Dhawai compares

By the 2011 count Dhawai is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 763 residents. Its 127.92 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 900.

Getting to Dhawai

Dhawai is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dhawai 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 Dhawai from other places

Dhawai lies about 63 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Kurwai Kethora, about 7.8 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 Dhawai
Nearest railway station Kurwai Kethora 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Bina 11 km
Nearest town Bīna 11 km
District headquarters Sagar 63 km

Villages closest to Dhawai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhawai village had a population of 56. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 763 residents.

Dhawai village has 32 males and 24 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhawai has about 750 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 900.

Dhawai covers 127.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhawai falls under Bina tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhawai is Kurwai Kethora, about 7.8 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 Dhawai.

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

Dhawai is in Bina tehsil of Sagar district. Kurwai Kethora is about 7.8 km away. Bina is about 11 km away. Bīna is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaukheri (under 2 km), Pahlejpur (under 2 km) and Nibodiya (1.6 km).

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

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