About Dhourera Village

Dhourera is a mid sized village in Vijaypur tehsil, in the district of Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 547, made up of 282 males and 265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1413 hectares hectares.

Dhourera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhourera village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Sheopur
Tehsil	Vijaypur
Area (hectares)	1413 hectares
Population	547
Male Population	282
Female Population	265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	940
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhourera compares

By the 2011 count Dhourera is the 70th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 1413 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 846.

Getting to Dhourera

Dhourera is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dhourera as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Dhourera from other places

Dhourera lies about 60 km from Sheopur, and the nearest railway station is Sillipur, about 38 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 Dhourera
Tehsil headquarters	Vijaypur	28 km
Nearest railway station	Sillipur	38 km
Nearest town	Sabalgarh	50 km
District headquarters	Sheopur	60 km

Villages closest to Dhourera

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

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Common questions about Dhourera

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhourera village had a population of 547. That makes it the 70th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Dhourera village has 282 males and 265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhourera has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 846.

Dhourera covers 1413 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhourera falls under Vijaypur tehsil of Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhourera is Sillipur, about 38 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 10+ km distance for Dhourera.

Dhourera is about 60 km from Sheopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhourera is in Vijaypur tehsil of Sheopur district. Vijaypur is about 28 km away. Sillipur is about 38 km away. Sabalgarh is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.