About Dhua Village

Dhua is a small village in Kolaras tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 491, made up of 246 males and 245 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 249.54 hectares hectares.

Dhua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhua village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Shivpuri
Tehsil	Kolaras
Area (hectares)	249.54 hectares
Population	491
Male Population	246
Female Population	245
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	996
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available

How Dhua compares

By the 2011 count Dhua is the 113th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 249.54 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Dhua

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

Dhua lies about 52 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Badarwas, about 16 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 Dhua
Nearest railway station	Badarwas	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kolaras	30 km
Nearest town	Guna	43 km
District headquarters	Shivpuri	52 km

Villages closest to Dhua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhua village had a population of 491. That makes it the 113th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Dhua village has 246 males and 245 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhua has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 869.

Dhua covers 249.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhua falls under Kolaras tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhua is Badarwas, about 16 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 Dhua.

Dhua is about 52 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhua is in Kolaras tehsil of Shivpuri district. Badarwas is about 16 km away. Kolaras is about 30 km away. Guna is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.