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About Dargawan Village

Dargawan is a large village in Pichhore tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,068, made up of 1,104 males and 964 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 268.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 473637, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dargawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dargawan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Pichhore
Pincode 473637
Area (hectares) 268.73 hectares
Population 2,068
Male Population 1,104
Female Population 964
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dargawan compares

By the 2011 count Dargawan is the 39th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,408 residents. Its 268.73 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Dargawan

Dargawan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dargawan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 36 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 Dargawan
Tehsil headquarters Pichhore 24 km
Nearest town Karera 26 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 36 km

Villages closest to Dargawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pichhore 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 2,068. That makes it the 39th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,408 residents.

Dargawan village has 1,104 males and 964 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dargawan has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 877.

The pincode recorded for Dargawan is 473637. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dargawan covers 268.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Dargawan notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Dargawan.

Dargawan is about 36 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 Pichhore tehsil of Shivpuri district. Pichhore is about 24 km away. Karera is about 26 km away. Shivpuri is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barela (under 2 km), Dhay Kheda Alias Nayaga (3.2 km) and Naya Kheda Nadiya (3.4 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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