About Dhigwas Village

Dhigwas is a mid sized village in Narwar tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,554, made up of 856 males and 698 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 815 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1045.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 435820, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhigwas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhigwas village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Shivpuri
Tehsil	Narwar
Pincode	435820
Area (hectares)	1045.02 hectares
Population	1,554
Male Population	856
Female Population	698
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	815
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhigwas compares

By the 2011 count Dhigwas is the 38th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,243 residents. Its 1045.02 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 836.

Getting to Dhigwas

Dhigwas is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhigwas as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Dhigwas from other places

Dhigwas lies about 48 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Indergarh, about 26 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 Dhigwas
Tehsil headquarters	Narwar	13 km
Nearest railway station	Indergarh	26 km
Nearest town	Karera	33 km
District headquarters	Shivpuri	48 km

Villages closest to Dhigwas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhigwas village had a population of 1,554. That makes it the 38th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,243 residents.

Dhigwas village has 856 males and 698 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhigwas has about 815 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 836.

The pincode recorded for Dhigwas is 435820. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhigwas covers 1045.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhigwas falls under Narwar tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhigwas is Indergarh, about 26 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhigwas.

Dhigwas is about 48 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhigwas is in Narwar tehsil of Shivpuri district. Narwar is about 13 km away. Indergarh is about 26 km away. Karera is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.