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Dabra, Madhya Pradesh
Town in Madhya Pradesh, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dabra (Hindi: डबरा) is a town and municipality in Gwalior district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India located near National Highway 44 (NH-44). It is known for its cascading landscape and production of dhaan, a type of rice. It serves as the headquarters for both a tehsil and a coterminous community development block.[1]
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Dabra is the largest municipality in Madhya Pradesh, with the Sind River located 5 km (3 mi) away. Sonagir, a Jain pilgrimage, and Datia, an ancient town, are located 16 km (10 mi) and 32 km (20 mi) from Dabra respectively. Other nearby places of interest are the Temple of Bamrauli Hanuman Ji, the Dhumeshwar Mahadev Temple, the Baba Thakur Temple, the Vankhandeshwar Mahadev Mandir and the tomb of Pir Baba. Abul Fazal, one of Akbar's navratnas (nine gems), on the behest of Jahangir by Vir Singh Deo, raja of Orchha, was killed and buried in a tomb at Antri (31 km (19 mi) from Dabra towards Gwalior).
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Education
Dabra has schools for primary and secondary education (affiliated with CBSE/ICSE/MP Boards).
- Kendriya Vidyalaya Dabra[2]
- Cambridge School[3]
- St. Peter's School[4]
- Mangla Higher Secondary School
- Shri ram school thakur baba dabra
- Daisy Moral Higher Secondary School
- Sant Kanwar Ram Higher Secondary School
- Shri Guru Nanak Public Higher Secondary School
- Central Academy High School
- Global Public School
- Saraswati Shishu Mandir
- DAV Higher Secondary School
- Vankhandeshwar Higher Secondary School
- Mahatma Jyotirao Phuley Convent School
- Bal Shramik Vishesh Vidyalaya
Higher Education
- Government Vrandasahay PG College
- Government Polytechnic College, Dabra
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Medical facilities
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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, which is a leading hospital in providing medical facilities in Dabra.
Social work activities
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Non Government Organizations such as Nirmal Chaaya Women Welfare Organization, work in Dabra to uplift the underprivileged people. These NGOs are helping to educate poor children through child development and welfare programs, scholarships to the needy children. They provide basic necessary clothing, school supplies like uniforms, books and stationery, etc. They also provide support alongside government programs to help pregnant women, the elderly, and helpless citizens.
Transportation
Railways
Dabra Railway Station is a railway station in Gwalior district, Madhya Pradesh. Its station code is DBA and it is operated by the Jhansi Railway Division. It serves around 2 lakh people of Dabra city, Bhitarwar, Tekanpur BSF Academy and other nearby villages.[5][6][7]
It is connected to New Delhi, Mumbai, Bhopal, Agra, Mathura, Varanasi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Haridwar, Chhapra, Gaya, Pune, Nasik, Jammu, Amritsar, Nagpur, barouni, Nanded Sahib, Allahabad, Ferozpur, Chhindwara, Udaipur, Jaipur, Ajmer, Puri, Indore, Jabalpur, Sagar and Bhubaneshwar through rail network.[5][6][7]
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, and, Rewa.
Airport
The nearest airport from Dabra is Gwalior Airport which is 54 km (34 mi) from Dabra. This airport serves to Bangalore, Indore, New Delhi, Mumbai, Jammu, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Pune, Patna, Chennai, Mangaluru, Ahemdabad, and Kochi.
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Geography
Dabra is located at 25.9°N 78.33°E.[8] It has an average elevation of 201 metres (659 feet).
Demographics
As of the 2011 Census of India,[9] Dabra had a population of 237,974. 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
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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]
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References
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