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About Dhura Village

Dhura is a mid sized village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,786, made up of 942 males and 844 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 675.05 hectares hectares.

Dhura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Sagar
Area (hectares) 675.05 hectares
Population 1,786
Male Population 942
Female Population 844
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhura compares

By the 2011 count Dhura is the 66th largest of the 342 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents. Its 675.05 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 884.

Getting to Dhura

The census records public bus service for Dhura as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhura from other places

Dhura lies about 30 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Dangidahar, about 2.9 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 Dhura
Nearest railway station Dangidahar 2.9 km
Nearest town Garhākota 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagar 30 km

Villages closest to Dhura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhura village had a population of 1,786. That makes it the 66th largest of the 342 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents.

Dhura village has 942 males and 844 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhura has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 884.

Dhura covers 675.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhura is Dangidahar, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhura.

Dhura is about 30 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhura is in Sagar tehsil of Sagar district. Dangidahar is about 2.9 km away. Garhākota is about 13 km away. Sagar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dangi Dahar (3.2 km), Magron (3.7 km) and Barpani (3.8 km).

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

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