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About Dhurada Kalan Village

Dhurada Kalan is a mid sized village in Jawar tehsil, in the district of Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,334, made up of 694 males and 640 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 838.25 hectares hectares.

Dhurada Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhurada Kalan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sehore
Tehsil Jawar
Area (hectares) 838.25 hectares
Population 1,334
Male Population 694
Female Population 640
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhurada Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Dhurada Kalan is the 26th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents. Its 838.25 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Dhurada Kalan

Dhurada Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhurada Kalan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dhurada Kalan from other places

Dhurada Kalan lies about 67 km from Sehore, and the nearest railway station is Bercha, about 51 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 Dhurada Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Jawar 17 km
Nearest town Ashta 25 km
Nearest railway station Bercha 51 km
District headquarters Sehore 67 km

Villages closest to Dhurada Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jawar 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 Dhurada Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhurada Kalan village had a population of 1,334. That makes it the 26th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents.

Dhurada Kalan village has 694 males and 640 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhurada Kalan has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Dhurada Kalan covers 838.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhurada Kalan falls under Jawar tehsil of Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhurada Kalan is Bercha, about 51 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhurada Kalan.

Dhurada Kalan is about 67 km from Sehore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhurada Kalan is in Jawar tehsil of Sehore district. Jawar is about 17 km away. Ashta is about 25 km away. Bercha is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhurada Khurd (under 2 km), Jhajhanpura (2.1 km) and Katla (2.3 km).

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

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