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About Dhakrora Village

Dhakrora is a mid sized village in Badarwas tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,655, made up of 881 males and 774 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 916.9 hectares hectares.

Dhakrora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhakrora village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Badarwas
Area (hectares) 916.9 hectares
Population 1,655
Male Population 881
Female Population 774
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Dhakrora compares

By the 2011 count Dhakrora is the 27th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 916.9 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Dhakrora

Dhakrora is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhakrora 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhakrora from other places

Dhakrora lies about 29 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Kolaras, about 15 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 Dhakrora
Nearest railway station Kolaras 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Badarwas 28 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 29 km

Villages closest to Dhakrora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhakrora village had a population of 1,655. That makes it the 27th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Dhakrora village has 881 males and 774 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhakrora has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 909.

Dhakrora covers 916.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhakrora falls under Badarwas tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhakrora is Kolaras, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhakrora.

Dhakrora is about 29 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhakrora is in Badarwas tehsil of Shivpuri district. Kolaras is about 15 km away. Badarwas is about 28 km away. Shivpuri is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sitanagar (under 2 km), Khorana (3.4 km) and Akoda (3.5 km).

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

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