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About Dhurmar Village

Dhurmar is a small village in Shahgarh tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 451, made up of 249 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 811 females per 1000 males. The village covers 383.91 hectares hectares.

Dhurmar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhurmar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Shahgarh
Area (hectares) 383.91 hectares
Population 451
Male Population 249
Female Population 202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 811
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 Dhurmar compares

By the 2011 count Dhurmar is the 79th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents. Its 383.91 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 865.

Getting to Dhurmar

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

Dhurmar lies about 42 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Ganeshganj, about 32 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 Dhurmar
Nearest town Banda 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahgarh 23 km
Nearest railway station Ganeshganj 32 km
District headquarters Sagar 42 km

Villages closest to Dhurmar

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 Dhurmar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhurmar village had a population of 451. That makes it the 79th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents.

Dhurmar village has 249 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhurmar has about 811 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 865.

Dhurmar covers 383.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhurmar is Ganeshganj, about 32 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 Dhurmar.

Dhurmar is about 42 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhurmar is in Shahgarh tehsil of Sagar district. Banda is about 13 km away. Shahgarh is about 23 km away. Ganeshganj is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Papet (3.0 km), Tatarwara (3.4 km) and Bei (3.8 km).

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

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