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Village snapshot
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Shaitan Singh
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- LGD code
- 474297
- Pincode
- 455336
- Post office
- Khategaon
- Population
- 1,442
- Households
- 271
- Literacy rate
- 37.2%
- Sex ratio
- 943 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 616
- Distance to district centre
- 72 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 22 km
- Distance to Bhopal
- 108 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 555 km
- Nearest railway station
- Bhirangi · 31 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- PHC Satwas Dist Dewas · 13 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Dudwas compares
By population, Dudwas ranks #36 of 168 villages in Khategaon mandal.
Literacy rate
%
37.2%
−17.9% vs mandal average
- Dudwas
- 37.2%
- Khategaon mandal
- 55.1%
- Dewas district
- 59.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
943
+20 vs mandal average
- Dudwas
- 943
- Khategaon mandal
- 923
Household size
people per home
5.3
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Dudwas
- 5.3
- Khategaon mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dudwas at a glance
Dudwas is a village of 1,442 people in 271 households (Census 2011) in Khategaon tehsil, Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh, the 36th-largest of 168 villages in Khategaon tehsil. Literacy is 37%, 18 points below the tehsil average of 55% and the sex ratio is 943 women per 1,000 men. It lies 72 km from the Dewas district centre, 31 km from Bhirangi railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 455336, served by Khategaon post office; the LGD village code is 474297. The nearest hospital or health centre is PHC Satwas Dist Dewas, 13 km away. The sarpanch is Shaitan Singh, and the village votes in Khategaon assembly constituency, represented by MLA Aashish Govind Sharma. The population is estimated at 1,700 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dudwas
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 6
- Power hours (winter)
- 8
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KHATEGAON
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 22
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 120
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 22
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 572.63
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 252.24
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Dudwas
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Dudwas
- LGD code
- 474297
- Pincode
- 455336
- Post office
- Khategaon
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,442
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,700
- Households
- 271
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 943
- Literacy rate
- 37.2%
- Coordinates
- 22.47421°N, 76.79159°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Vidisha
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Khategaon
- Member of Parliament
- Shivraj Singh Chauhan
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Aashish Govind Sharma
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Shaitan Singh
- Block / Mandal
- Khategaon
Getting there
How to reach Dudwas
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhopal108 kmcapital
- Mumbai555 km
- Hyderabad593 km
- Delhi684 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBhirangi31 km
- Hospital / PHCPHC Satwas Dist Dewas13 km
- ATM / bankHarda38 km
- CollegeRai Sahab Bhanwar Singh College57 km
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)