Dabra
Town
Map of Dabra tehsil and CD block
Map of Dabra tehsil and CD block
Dabra is located in Madhya Pradesh
Dabra
Dabra
Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 25°53′N 78°20′E / 25.89°N 78.33°E / 25.89; 78.33
Country India
StateMadhya Pradesh
DistrictGwalior
Government
  BodyDabra Municipal
Languages
  OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
475110
Telephone code07524
Vehicle registrationMP-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]

Dabra (Hindi: डबरा) was also known as Padmapawaya in ancient times. Great poet Bhavabhuti[2] had received his education at Dabra (ancient time Padmapawaya). Dabra has a sugar-producing factory and is almost equidistant from New Delhi and Bhopal. 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. Gwalior and Jhansi are the two big cities located 42 km (26 mi) and 58 km (36 mi) away from Dabra respectively. 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. Annual fair held at Thakur Baba temple is very famous locally. Natives of Dabra are known for their politeness, truthfulness and amiability. 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, 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

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.

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.

Food

This place is known for its authentic sugarcane juice and tasty food. Dabra has a locality called chaupati, near the railway station where many fast food vendors serve delicious food. Few are Tirupati Balaji Fast Food & Dosa, Chintu Mastana Fast Food, kamal Chuski Bhandar, Jaish Food Cafe, Shitla Momos and many others. Dabra also have restaurants like Krishna's, Kwality Restaurant, The ND Grande, Jain Bhojnalay, Hotel Amar Basera, etc known for its delicious food. Samosas from Kallu Chaat, Sonu Foods, Anand Chaat, Guru Samosa are known for its authentic and delicious samosa. There are many sweet vendors like Jodhpur Misthan, Lakhmi Chand, Raju Misthan Bhandar and others who serves quality sweets.

This place has Zomato available to order food online.

Accommodation

Dabra city has some great hotels to accommodate like The Sangama Estate, ND Grande, Suraj Hotel, Gautam Palace, Girraj Palace and others.

Geography

Dabra is located at 25°54′N 78°20′E / 25.9°N 78.33°E / 25.9; 78.33.[3] It has an average elevation of 201 metres (659 feet).

Demographics

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 name Total land area (hectares) Population (in 2011)
Kalyani1,108.13,424
Makoda239.11,527
Beragarh2092,845
Chiruli1,317.22,254
Chir Pura318.71,009
Udalpada428.9434
Bansi287.6377
Masud Pur470.41,064
Biramdhana390.9843
Kheriya290443
Salaiya444.7897
Gadhi1,341.62,472
Berkheda270.6203
Sukha Patha1,358.72,426
Ikona730.41,505
Mahona160.2122
Hidayala202.34
Lakhan Pura316.11,454
Ladera435.81,137
Rafatpur186.9334
Dhamnika624.2939
Gunjhar491.8492
Gijaurra2,677.22,041
Bhageh1,534.62,749
Lakhnoti3331,208
Ainti254.8259
Jangipur230.6614
Chak Jangipur291.5120
Ghongha297.5668
Shankarpur373.1424
Sakatpura188.4829
Gohinda529.2659
Chhatar Pur169.8394
Jargaon738.51,293
Jatahra177.5416
Ekhara407805
Shuklhori672.82,761
Semara451.8740
Mehagaon1,511.43,776
Nagawan351.2278
Kitora998.52,285
Bahadur Pur413.10
Deogarh3,8561,309
Kiroi981.71,631
Hathnoura2,4231,887
Sisgaon1,181.41,812
Gudaichi00
Semari798.41,315
Kumharra733.61,391
Nahatoli380.9671
Sili292.2672
Kheda224
Jorasi1,346.72,362
Putti1,482.21,857
Kaithoda1,125.41,706
Khedi113.965
Chhapra345.91,197
Gatari152850
Babu Pur536.51,055
Lidhoura254.21,198
Bhitora102.80
Virrat773.51,116
Sahona632.61,793
Nibi386.81,281
Pahadi140.8270
Patariya Pura207638
Bharroli111.2584
Karahi491.81,291
Dhahi535.31,892
Akbai Badi1,649.44,015
Ajaigarh614.11,251
Gajapur7631,217
Maharaj Pur2710
Janakpur322.61,027
Dhawa179.9886
Samudan428.21,367
Sekrajagir8391,599
Beru444.9828
Kardhu167.5413
Bona255.61,062
Lakhiya229.2605
Ghamad Pura191.4118
Patha Panihar633.92,164
Anant Peth192.3348
Gaindol Kalan240.7911
Tighru116.7984
Sehrai302.9816
Sarnagat627.91,623
Badera Buzurg264.5716
Badera Khurd279568
Khedi Santal117.671
Baragawan588.2888
Nibhera425.9583
Arusi339.8826
Belgadha500.9739
Chand Pur1,1403,523
Karra529.31,206
Geydol Khurd211457
Chetu Pada322.9705
Raipur295.2348
Simiriya Tal1,468.93,950
Barol403.51,831
Patharra257.8712
Itayal792.62,277
Salwai1,361.93,596
Chitoli262.9365
Lohgarh1,176.12,139
Berkheda206424
Arru471.31,934
Khedi Natawa187.4569
Sultanpur190.9932
Maharaj Pur500.81,958
Chitawani911.81,464
Khadwai651.82,032
Chomo463.41,002
Rampura158.2387
Khedi Parasar378.3840
Khajurahai360.8789
Rajiyawar4261,038
Litapura308752
Gobra234.4923
Gulihai444.6993
Sehtol376862
Chhimak755.24,085
Thethiyapura227.6430
Sunwai225.9758
Akbai (Antri)477.2935
Khedi Raimal382.61,220
Sekra360.41,059
Sirsa341.61,253
Sirol214.7818
Deora224.1915
Jawal230.7172
Kosha308.8754
Shinghpur106.4624
Kariyawati1,252.32,996
Sarwa369.91,076
Samchauli157.7490
Jhadoli386.22,212
Jatrathi366.91,279
Rarua516.3360
Milghan495.61,035
Lidhora467.31,327
Dhirora313.4740
Simiriya Bhehsnari310.7761
Nunhari3021,006
Masud Pur225659
Kisoli192.5532
Jarawani299.1703
Baraua216.1502
Bhensnari1,321.92,692
Bijak Pur1,127.52,151
Magrora1,356.42,254
Barotha534.73,112
Sirohi287.41,855

Transport

The nearest airport is Gwalior.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Census of India 2011: Madhya Pradesh District Census Handbook - Gwalior, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census 2011 India. pp. 223–83. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  2. Bhavabhuti
  3. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Dabra
  4. "Census of India 2011, Madhya Pradesh , District Census Handbook Gwalior" (PDF).
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