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About Dhapora Village

Dhapora is a mid sized village in Khaniyadhana tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 846, made up of 444 males and 402 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 491.89 hectares hectares.

Dhapora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhapora village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Khaniyadhana
Area (hectares) 491.89 hectares
Population 846
Male Population 444
Female Population 402
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
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 Dhapora compares

By the 2011 count Dhapora is the 79th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,216 residents. Its 491.89 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 a little above the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Dhapora

Dhapora is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dhapora 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 Dhapora from other places

Dhapora lies about 33 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Khajuri, about 23 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 Dhapora
Nearest railway station Khajuri 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Khaniyadhana 33 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 33 km

Villages closest to Dhapora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhapora village had a population of 846. That makes it the 79th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,216 residents.

Dhapora village has 444 males and 402 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhapora has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 879.

Dhapora covers 491.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhapora falls under Khaniyadhana tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhapora is Khajuri, about 23 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 Dhapora.

Dhapora is about 33 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhapora is in Khaniyadhana tehsil of Shivpuri district. Khajuri is about 23 km away. Khaniyadhana is about 33 km away. Shivpuri is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deori (9.9 km), Kanji Khedi (10 km) and Rijoda (11 km).

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

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