Dholawad Dam Travel Guide, Places to see, Attractions – Trodly

## Dholawad, Madhya Pradesh: What We Can Verify (and What You Should Double-Check)

Dholawad is a village in Ratlam tehsil, within Ratlam district, in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Info
The at the mapped coordinates (23.2671757, 74.9238001) place it in the Ratlam region of western Madhya Pradesh. (Coordinates supplied in your dataset.)

One of the best-documented nearby points of interest is Dholawad Dam, listed by the Ratlam district administration as a tourist place.

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## Quick facts about Dholawad (village)

### Administrative + location context
– State: Madhya Pradesh (India)
– District: Ratlam
– Tehsil: Ratlam

### Demographics (census-based)
According to Census 2011 summaries published on multiple India census aggregator sites, Dholawad village had:
– 60 families
– Population: 349 (169 male, 180 female)
– Census village code: 470931

> Data note: 2011 population figures are outdated by definition (India’s next full census cycle has been delayed). Treat these as historical baseline, not a current count.

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## The anchor attraction nearby: Dholawad Dam (Saroj Sarowar Bandh)

The Government of Madhya Pradesh’s Ratlam district website describes Dholawad Dam as:
– A tourist attraction in the Ratlam area
– Located at/near Raoti
– About 25 km west of Ratlam
– About 6 km by road from Raoti town
– Also known as “Saroj Sarowar Bandh”

That same official listing specifically recommends staying until sunset for the view.

### Why this matters for a Dholawad visit
If your goal is a “place to go” rather than purely a mapped village coordinate, Dholawad Dam is the most verifiable visitor-facing draw tied to the Dholawad name in Ratlam district.

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## Where Dholawad sits in the Ratlam region

Ratlam district’s administrative headquarters is the city of Ratlam.
Independent village directory listings commonly describe Dholawad as roughly 15–16 km west of Ratlam (distance claims vary slightly by source). Info

> Accuracy note: those distance numbers are secondary-site estimates and can differ based on the point in Ratlam used for measurement (city center vs. district HQ vs. rail station). If you need precision, measure route distance in a map app using your exact start point.

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## What you can realistically plan (without guessing)

### 1) Use Dholawad (village) as a map pin, not a “developed sightseeing site”
Based on the sources above, Dholawad is documented primarily as an administrative village unit (with census and directory data).
None of the reliable sources we pulled provide verified visitor infrastructure details for the village itself (e.g., opening hours, ticketing, facilities). So it’s safest to treat it as:
– A rural locality in Ratlam tehsil
– Useful for navigation and local context
– Not automatically a “tourist spot” unless you have a specific local reason to visit (family ties, research, work, etc.)

### 2) If you want a confirmed “outdoor viewpoint” in this micro-region, prioritize Dholawad Dam
This is the one element with an official tourism listing and concrete location cues (Raoti, distances from Ratlam, alternate name).

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## Practical “verify before you go” checklist (to avoid outdated assumptions)

These aren’t claims about current conditions—just the key items you should confirm locally because sources can go stale:

– Road approach and access rules: dams sometimes have seasonal restrictions or security limitations. (No official hours published on the listing we viewed.)
– Water level seasonality: reservoir visuals and shoreline access can change dramatically across monsoon/dry periods.
– Facilities: restrooms, food stalls, boating permissions—none are confirmed by the district listing we have.

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## Internal links (contextual, if these hub pages exist on your site)
If RealJourneyTravels.com has them, two natural internal links from this article would be:
– Ratlam district / Ratlam city guide (for base logistics, transport, and nearby sights)
– Madhya Pradesh travel hub (for broader itinerary building and regional context)

(Kept conditional so we’re not asserting pages that may not exist.)

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## Source hygiene + inclusivity notes

– Outdated data flag: Dholawad village population and household counts cited here come from Census 2011 derivatives and should be treated as historical.
– Conflicting claims on the wider web: several non-authoritative travel pages misplace Dholawad Dam in other districts/states or add unsourced build-year/capacity claims; those were not used here because they aren’t consistently corroborated by official or primary references.

If you want, paste your intended “nearby places” list for Ratlam (temples, gardens, markets, forts) and I’ll only keep entries that can be corroborated with primary/official sources, then structure them into a tight Ratlam-area itinerary.