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About Dawajhir Village

Dawajhir is a mid sized village in Ghansaur tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 507, made up of 246 males and 261 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 591.73 hectares hectares.

Dawajhir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dawajhir village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Ghansaur
Area (hectares) 591.73 hectares
Population 507
Male Population 246
Female Population 261
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,061
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dawajhir compares

By the 2011 count Dawajhir is the 111th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 593 residents. Its 591.73 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 987.

Getting to Dawajhir

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

Dawajhir lies about 94 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Mandla Fort, about 19 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 Dawajhir
Nearest railway station Mandla Fort 19 km
Nearest town Mandlā 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghansaur 26 km
District headquarters Seoni 94 km

Villages closest to Dawajhir

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dawajhir village had a population of 507. That makes it the 111th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 593 residents.

Dawajhir village has 246 males and 261 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dawajhir has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Dawajhir covers 591.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dawajhir falls under Ghansaur tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dawajhir is Mandla Fort, about 19 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dawajhir.

Dawajhir is about 94 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dawajhir is in Ghansaur tehsil of Seoni district. Mandla Fort is about 19 km away. Mandlā is about 20 km away. Ghansaur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Singhanpuri (1.6 km), Jhurki (2.5 km) and Bhumka (3.0 km).

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

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