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About Dhawara Village

Dhawara is a small village in Karera tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 426, made up of 258 males and 168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 651 females per 1000 males. The village covers 419.45 hectares hectares.

Dhawara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhawara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Karera
Area (hectares) 419.45 hectares
Population 426
Male Population 258
Female Population 168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 651
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhawara compares

By the 2011 count Dhawara is the 90th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,656 residents. Its 419.45 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 857.

Getting to Dhawara

Dhawara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhawara as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhawara from other places

Dhawara lies about 38 km from Shivpuri. 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 Dhawara
Tehsil headquarters Karera 10 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 38 km

Villages closest to Dhawara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhawara village had a population of 426. That makes it the 90th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,656 residents.

Dhawara village has 258 males and 168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhawara has about 651 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 857.

Dhawara covers 419.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhawara falls under Karera tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Dhawara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhawara.

Dhawara is about 38 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhawara is in Karera tehsil of Shivpuri district. Karera is about 10 km away. Shivpuri is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Silanagar (under 2 km), Narahi (4.2 km) and Lalpur (4.2 km).

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

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