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About Dargawan Village

Dargawan is a small village in Kolaras tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 443, made up of 254 males and 189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 744 females per 1000 males. The village covers 598.15 hectares hectares.

Dargawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dargawan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Kolaras
Area (hectares) 598.15 hectares
Population 443
Male Population 254
Female Population 189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 744
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dargawan compares

By the 2011 count Dargawan is the 123rd largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 598.15 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 869.

Getting to Dargawan

Dargawan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dargawan as Available within <5 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 Dargawan from other places

Dargawan lies about 24 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Khonker, about 14 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 Dargawan
Nearest railway station Khonker 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Kolaras 22 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 24 km

Villages closest to Dargawan

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.

Common questions about Dargawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Dargawan village had a population of 443. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Dargawan village has 254 males and 189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dargawan has about 744 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 869.

Dargawan covers 598.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dargawan is Khonker, about 14 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dargawan.

Dargawan is about 24 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dargawan is in Kolaras tehsil of Shivpuri district. Khonker is about 14 km away. Kolaras is about 22 km away. Shivpuri is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pahadi (under 2 km), Rauda (under 2 km) and Dehrod (1.6 km).

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

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