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About Dhawara Village

Dhawara is a mid sized village in Shahgarh tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 852, made up of 475 males and 377 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 794 females per 1000 males. The village covers 225.36 hectares hectares.

Dhawara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhawara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Shahgarh
Area (hectares) 225.36 hectares
Population 852
Male Population 475
Female Population 377
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 794
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 Dhawara compares

By the 2011 count Dhawara is the 47th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents. Its 225.36 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 865.

Getting to Dhawara

Dhawara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhawara 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 Dhawara from other places

Dhawara lies about 49 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Ganeshganj, about 39 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 Dhawara
Tehsil headquarters Shahgarh 20 km
Nearest town Banda 21 km
Nearest railway station Ganeshganj 39 km
District headquarters Sagar 49 km

Villages closest to Dhawara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhawara village had a population of 852. That makes it the 47th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents.

Dhawara village has 475 males and 377 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhawara has about 794 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 865.

Dhawara covers 225.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhawara falls under Shahgarh tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhawara is Ganeshganj, about 39 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 Dhawara.

Dhawara is about 49 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhawara is in Shahgarh tehsil of Sagar district. Shahgarh is about 20 km away. Banda is about 21 km away. Ganeshganj is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Padrai (4.6 km), Nanakpur (4.6 km) and Harrai (4.9 km).

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

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