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About Dhaura Village

Dhaura is a small village in Unchahara tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 147, made up of 72 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 273.69 hectares hectares.

Dhaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhaura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Unchahara
Area (hectares) 273.69 hectares
Population 147
Male Population 72
Female Population 75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhaura compares

By the 2011 count Dhaura is the 172nd largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 810 residents. Its 273.69 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Dhaura

Dhaura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhaura 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhaura from other places

Dhaura lies about 12 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Lagargawan, about 3.4 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 Dhaura
Nearest railway station Lagargawan 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Unchahara 12 km
District headquarters Satna 12 km

Villages closest to Dhaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhaura village had a population of 147. That makes it the 172nd largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 810 residents.

Dhaura village has 72 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhaura has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

Dhaura covers 273.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhaura falls under Unchahara tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhaura is Lagargawan, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 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 Dhaura.

Dhaura is about 12 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhaura is in Unchahara tehsil of Satna district. Lagargawan is about 3.4 km away. Unchahara is about 12 km away. Satna is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Birpur (under 2 km), Antarbediya Kalan (2.1 km) and Itava Kalan (2.2 km).

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

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