Dabra, Madhya Pradesh

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Dabra
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Dabra Railway Station
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Map of Dabra tehsil and CD block
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Dabra
Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 25°53′N78°20′E / 25.89°N 78.33°E / 25.89; 78.33
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Madhya Pradesh
District Gwalior
Government
  BodyDabra Municipal
Languages
  Official Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
475110
Telephone code07524
Vehicle registration MP-07

Dabra is a town and municipality in Gwalior district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India located near NH-44 national highway. It serves the headquarters for both a tehsil and a coterminous community development block. [1]

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Dabra (Hindi : डबरा) was also known as Padmapawaya in ancient times. Great poet Bhavabhuti [2] had received his education there. Dabra has a sugar-producing factory and is almost equidistant from New Delhi and Bhopal.

It is the biggest municipality in Madhya Pradesh as of now and naturally very beautiful. Sind river is just 5 km (3 mi) away from Dabra. Sonagir, a famous jain pilgrimage and Datia another famous tourist place are located 15 km (9 mi) and 30 km (19 mi) from Dabra respectively. Other famous sites are Bamrouli Hanuman Temple (5 km (3 mi) from Dabra towards Jhansi), Jaurasi Hanuman Temple 25 km (16 mi) from Dabra towards Gwalior), Dhumeshwar Mahadev Temple (30 km (19 mi) from Dabra towards Bhitarwar ), tomb of peer baba at Tekanpur and Shri Dev temple located at Pichhore just 10 km (6 mi) away from Dabra (one of the ancient 300-year-old temple located in the vicinity of Dabra). One of the nine jewels of Akbar Abdul Fazal (on the behest of Jahangir by Vir Singh Deo, the raja of Orchha) was killed and has a tomb near Aantri village (30 km (19 mi) from Dabra towards Gwalior). Van Khandeshwar Mahadev Temple (2 km (1 mi) from Dabra towards Gwalior), Kale Baba Temple, Gayatri Temple, and Thakur Baba Temple are other famous temples in or nearby Dabra. The annual fair held at Thakur Baba temple is very famous locally. Dabra city is also known for cascading landscape; in addition to its massive production of 'Dhaan' (Rice grain with chaff). Unity in diversity is one of the unique character of this town. Discrimination based on religion, region, language, caste, gender, and education is rarely found in Dabra. In any festival, natives of Dabra participate in such a harmonious way, it can even be showcased as an example of national integration. New temple built name as Lakshmi Narayan mandir near sugar mile.

Education

Dabra has schools for primary and secondary education (affiliated with CBSE/ICSE/MP Boards). Some important CBSE and MP-board Schools of the area include RASS-JB Public School,IPS kids school, mangla higher secondary school,Cambridge School, IIPS, Ira World School CENTRAL ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL, GIPS and ICSE like St. Peter's. Apart from this, some of the notable institutes are Mangla Higher Secondary School, Daisy moral high Secondary school, Sant Kanwar Ram Higher Secondary School, Kidzee Preschool (a zee network school), Shining Scholars Public School, Daisy Moral Higher Secondary School, Dream India school, The Sangmaa School, Shri Guru Nanak Public Higher Secondary School, Nava Kanthi School, Government Boys Higher Secondary School, Saraswati Shishu Mandir, Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Deeksha Public School, D.A.V. Higher Secondary School, Vankhandeshwar Higher Secondary School, Dabra glory public school, Shri Ram school, ShriRam Bal Vihar, St. Peter's School, Vandematram Foundation School, Sanskar Public School, Mahatma Jyotirao Fooley Convent School, Balaji Public School, Bal Shrmik Vishesh Vidyalaya, Cambridge School, Global Public School, Maa Pitambra public school, IPS (Adarsh) High Secondary School Dabra, India International Public School, Sangama School, Saraswati Children Convent Higher Secondary School Chhimak, etc.

Dabra has also a polytechnic college for technical education and a government college for non-technical higher education named Vrindasahaye Government College and many private institutes.

Medical facilities

Dabra has a 100-bed Government Civil hospital and various private hospitals to serve health-related issues. SRM Multispeciality Hospital, Ketkar hospital, Jagdeesh hospital merged with apollo spectra multispeciality is a leading hospital in providing medical facilities in Dabra.

Social work activities

Non Government Organizations such as Nirmal Chaaya Women Welfare Organization work in Dabra to uplift the unprivileged people. These NGOs are helping educate poor children through child development and welfare programs, scholarships to the needy children; provide basic necessary clothing, school supplies like uniforms, books and stationery, etc. They also provide support alongside of the government programs to help pregnant women, old and helpless citizens.

Transportation

Railways

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Dabra railway station

Dabra Railway Station is a railway station in Gwalior district, Madhya Pradesh. Its station code is DBA. It serves around 2 lakh people of Dabra city, Bhitarwar, Tekanpur BSF Academy and many other nearby villages. The station consists of three platforms. The platforms are well sheltered. It has basic facilities of drinking water, sanitation and snacks. With almost 56 trains making halts, it has hood connectivity to both North and South India. This railway station operated by Jhansi Railway Station. Some major halting trains are Malwa Express, Lashkar Express, Chattishgarh Express, Gondwana Express, Udaipur-Khajuraho Express and 51 others. Dabra railway station has facilities like wheelchair, rest room, coach display boards, canteen, etc.

It is connected to New Delhi, Mumbai, Bhopal, Agra, Mathura, Varanasi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Haridwar, Chhapra, Gaya, Pune, Nasik, Jammu, Amritsar, Nagpur, Raigarh, Amritsar, Nanded Sahib, Allahabad, Ferozpur, Chhindwara, Udaipur, Jaipur, Ajmer, Puri, Indore, Jabalpur, Sagar and Bhubaneshwar through rail network.

Roads

Dabra is connected to Gwalior and Jhansi via NH-44. This is a four-lane highway that connects major cities like Gwalior, Jhansi, Chhatarpur, Khajuraho, Panna, Satna, Rewa and so on.

The city has regular bus services to Indore, Jaipur, Bhopal, Ujjain, Agra, Kanpur, Shivpuri, etc.

Dabra has local city transport in the form of Auto Rickshaws, Tata Magic and Electric Vehicle (TumTum)

Airport

The nearest airport from Dabra is Gwalior Airport which is 53.9 km (33.5 mi) from Dabra. This airport serves to Bangalore, Indore, New Delhi, Mumbai, Jammu, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Pune, Patna, Chennai, Manglore, Ahemdabad, Kochi.

Geography

Dabra is located at 25°54′N78°20′E / 25.9°N 78.33°E / 25.9; 78.33 . [3] It has an average elevation of 201 metres (659 feet).

Demographics

[ needs update ] As of the 2011 Census of India, [4] Dabra had a population of 2,37,974. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Dabra has an average literacy rate of 57% : male literacy is 67% and, female literacy is 46%. In Dabra, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Villages

Dabra tehsil/block has 155 villages in addition to the census towns of Dabra, Buzurg, Ramgarh, and Tekanpur. [1] The villages are listed below: [1]

Village nameTotal land area (hectares)Population (in 2011)
Kalyani 1,108.13,424
Makoda 239.11,527
Beragarh 2092,845
Chiruli 1,317.22,254
Chir Pura 318.71,009
Udalpada 428.9434
Bansi 287.6377
Masud Pur 470.41,064
Biramdhana 390.9843
Kheriya 290443
Salaiya 444.7897
Gadhi 1,341.62,472
Berkheda 270.6203
Sukha Patha 1,358.72,426
Ikona 730.41,505
Mahona 160.2122
Hidayala 202.34
Lakhan Pura 316.11,454
Ladera 435.81,137
Rafatpur 186.9334
Dhamnika 624.2939
Gunjhar 491.8492
Gijaurra 2,677.22,041
Bhageh 1,534.62,749
Lakhnoti 3331,208
Ainti 254.8259
Jangipur 230.6614
Chak Jangipur 291.5120
Ghongha 297.5668
Shankarpur 373.1424
Sakatpura 188.4829
Gohinda 529.2659
Chhatar Pur 169.8394
Jargaon 738.51,293
Jatahra 177.5416
Ekhara 407805
Shuklhori 672.82,761
Semara 451.8740
Mehagaon 1,511.43,776
Nagawan 351.2278
Kitora 998.52,285
Bahadur Pur 413.10
Deogarh 3,8561,309
Kiroi 981.71,631
Hathnoura 2,4231,887
Sisgaon 1,181.41,812
Gudaichi 00
Semari 798.41,315
Kumharra 733.61,391
Nahatoli 380.9671
Sili 292.2672
Kheda 224
Jorasi 1,346.72,362
Putti 1,482.21,857
Kaithoda 1,125.41,706
Khedi 113.965
Chhapra 345.91,197
Gatari 152850
Babu Pur 536.51,055
Lidhoura 254.21,198
Bhitora 102.80
Virrat 773.51,116
Sahona 632.61,793
Nibi 386.81,281
Pahadi 140.8270
Patariya Pura 207638
Bharroli 111.2584
Karahi 491.81,291
Dhahi 535.31,892
Akbai Badi 1,649.44,015
Ajaigarh 614.11,251
Gajapur 7631,217
Maharaj Pur 2710
Janakpur 322.61,027
Dhawa 179.9886
Samudan 428.21,367
Sekrajagir 8391,599
Beru 444.9828
Kardhu 167.5413
Bona 255.61,062
Lakhiya 229.2605
Ghamad Pura 191.4118
Patha Panihar 633.92,164
Anant Peth 192.3348
Gaindol Kalan 240.7911
Tighru 116.7984
Sehrai 302.9816
Sarnagat 627.91,623
Badera Buzurg 264.5716
Badera Khurd 279568
Khedi Santal 117.671
Baragawan 588.2888
Nibhera 425.9583
Arusi 339.8826
Belgadha 500.9739
Chand Pur 1,1403,523
Karra 529.31,206
Geydol Khurd 211457
Chetu Pada 322.9705
Raipur 295.2348
Simiriya Tal 1,468.93,950
Barol 403.51,831
Patharra 257.8712
Itayal 792.62,277
Salwai 1,361.93,596
Chitoli 262.9365
Lohgarh 1,176.12,139
Berkheda 206424
Arru 471.31,934
Khedi Natawa 187.4569
Sultanpur 190.9932
Maharaj Pur 500.81,958
Chitawani 911.81,464
Khadwai 651.82,032
Chomo 463.41,002
Rampura 158.2387
Khedi Parasar 378.3840
Khajurahai 360.8789
Rajiyawar 4261,038
Litapura 308752
Gobra 234.4923
Gulihai 444.6993
Sehtol 376862
Chhimak 755.24,085
Thethiyapura 227.6430
Sunwai 225.9758
Akbai (Antri) 477.2935
Khedi Raimal 382.61,220
Sekra 360.41,059
Sirsa 341.61,253
Sirol 214.7818
Deora 224.1915
Jawal 230.7172
Kosha 308.8754
Shinghpur 106.4624
Kariyawati 1,252.32,996
Sarwa 369.91,076
Samchauli 157.7490
Jhadoli 386.22,212
Jatrathi 366.91,279
Rarua 516.3360
Milghan 495.61,035
Lidhora 467.31,327
Dhirora 313.4740
Simiriya Bhehsnari 310.7761
Nunhari 3021,006
Masud Pur 225659
Kisoli 192.5532
Jarawani 299.1703
Baraua 216.1502
Bhensnari 1,321.92,692
Bijak Pur 1,127.52,151
Magrora 1,356.42,254
Barotha 534.73,112
Sirohi 287.41,855

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