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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
laxmi bai
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- LGD code
- 476047
- Pincode
- 453001
- Post office
- Betma
- Population
- 2,684
- Households
- 487
- Literacy rate
- 58.2%
- Sex ratio
- 927 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,484
- Distance to district centre
- 411 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 457 km
- Distance to Bhopal
- 323 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 567 km
- Nearest railway station
- Amdara · 37 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Govt. Hospital Saleha · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Dharwara compares
By population, Dharwara ranks #7 of 23 villages in Rau mandal.
Literacy rate
%
58.2%
−3.9% vs mandal average
Dharwara58.2%
Rau mandal62.1%
Indore district70.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
927
+7 vs mandal average
Dharwara927
Rau mandal920
Household size
people per home
5.5
+0.2 vs mandal average
Dharwara5.5
Rau mandal5.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dharwara at a glance
Dharwara is a village of 2,684 people in 487 households (Census 2011) in Rau tehsil, Indore district, Madhya Pradesh, the 7th-largest of 23 villages in Rau tehsil. Literacy is 58%, 4 points below the tehsil average of 62% and the sex ratio is 927 women per 1,000 men. It lies 411 km from the Indore district centre, 34 km from Hadha, the nearest town, 37 km from Amdara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 453001, served by Betma post office; the LGD village code is 476047. The nearest hospital or health centre is Govt. Hospital Saleha, 8 km away. The sarpanch is laxmi bai, and the village votes in Hatpipliya assembly constituency, represented by MLA Manoj Narayansingh Choudhari. The population is estimated at 3,164 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dharwara
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- 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)
- 7
- Power hours (winter)
- 8
- Primary school
- 2
- 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
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- INDORE
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 17
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 17
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 33
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 962.6
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 382.63
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Dharwara
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Dharwara
- LGD code
- 476047
- Pincode
- 453001
- Post office
- Betma
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,684
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,164
- Households
- 487
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 927
- Literacy rate
- 58.2%
- Coordinates
- 24.35752°N, 80.35004°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dewas
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Hatpipliya
- Member of Parliament
- Mahendra Solanki
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Manoj Narayansingh Choudhari
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- laxmi bai
- Block / Mandal
- Rau
Getting there
How to reach Dharwara
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhopal323 kmcapital
- Delhi567 km
- Hyderabad799 km
- Kolkata841 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationAmdara37 km
- Hospital / PHCGovt. Hospital Saleha8 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
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)