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About Dhau Village

Dhau is a small village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 272, made up of 145 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195.47 hectares hectares.

Dhau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhau village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Sagar
Area (hectares) 195.47 hectares
Population 272
Male Population 145
Female Population 127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
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 Dhau compares

By the 2011 count Dhau is the 304th largest of the 342 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents. Its 195.47 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 884.

Getting to Dhau

Dhau is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhau 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. The nearest villages by name are Dewalchori, Dhakrai, Dhana and Dhana Naryaoli. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dhau

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhau village had a population of 272. That makes it the 304th largest of the 342 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents.

Dhau village has 145 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhau has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 884.

Dhau covers 195.47 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.

Dhau falls under Sagar tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Dhau notes the nearest railway station 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 Dhau.

Dhau is in Sagar tehsil of Sagar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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