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.

Dabra (Hindi: डबरा) was also known as Padmapawaya in ancient times. Great poet Bhavabhuti 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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)

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.

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

As of the 2011 Census of India, 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.

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

Village name	Total land area (hectares)	Population (in 2011)
Kalyani	1,108.1	3,424
Makoda	239.1	1,527
Beragarh	209	2,845
Chiruli	1,317.2	2,254
Chir Pura	318.7	1,009
Udalpada	428.9	434
Bansi	287.6	377
Masud Pur	470.4	1,064
Biramdhana	390.9	843
Kheriya	290	443
Salaiya	444.7	897
Gadhi	1,341.6	2,472
Berkheda	270.6	203
Sukha Patha	1,358.7	2,426
Ikona	730.4	1,505
Mahona	160.2	122
Hidayala	202.3	4
Lakhan Pura	316.1	1,454
Ladera	435.8	1,137
Rafatpur	186.9	334
Dhamnika	624.2	939
Gunjhar	491.8	492
Gijaurra	2,677.2	2,041
Bhageh	1,534.6	2,749
Lakhnoti	333	1,208
Ainti	254.8	259
Jangipur	230.6	614
Chak Jangipur	291.5	120
Ghongha	297.5	668
Shankarpur	373.1	424
Sakatpura	188.4	829
Gohinda	529.2	659
Chhatar Pur	169.8	394
Jargaon	738.5	1,293
Jatahra	177.5	416
Ekhara	407	805
Shuklhori	672.8	2,761
Semara	451.8	740
Mehagaon	1,511.4	3,776
Nagawan	351.2	278
Kitora	998.5	2,285
Bahadur Pur	413.1	0
Deogarh	3,856	1,309
Kiroi	981.7	1,631
Hathnoura	2,423	1,887
Sisgaon	1,181.4	1,812
Gudaichi	0	0
Semari	798.4	1,315
Kumharra	733.6	1,391
Nahatoli	380.9	671
Sili	292.2	672
Kheda	22	4
Jorasi	1,346.7	2,362
Putti	1,482.2	1,857
Kaithoda	1,125.4	1,706
Khedi	113.9	65
Chhapra	345.9	1,197
Gatari	152	850
Babu Pur	536.5	1,055
Lidhoura	254.2	1,198
Bhitora	102.8	0
Virrat	773.5	1,116
Sahona	632.6	1,793
Nibi	386.8	1,281
Pahadi	140.8	270
Patariya Pura	207	638
Bharroli	111.2	584
Karahi	491.8	1,291
Dhahi	535.3	1,892
Akbai Badi	1,649.4	4,015
Ajaigarh	614.1	1,251
Gajapur	763	1,217
Maharaj Pur	271	0
Janakpur	322.6	1,027
Dhawa	179.9	886
Samudan	428.2	1,367
Sekrajagir	839	1,599
Beru	444.9	828
Kardhu	167.5	413
Bona	255.6	1,062
Lakhiya	229.2	605
Ghamad Pura	191.4	118
Patha Panihar	633.9	2,164
Anant Peth	192.3	348
Gaindol Kalan	240.7	911
Tighru	116.7	984
Sehrai	302.9	816
Sarnagat	627.9	1,623
Badera Buzurg	264.5	716
Badera Khurd	279	568
Khedi Santal	117.6	71
Baragawan	588.2	888
Nibhera	425.9	583
Arusi	339.8	826
Belgadha	500.9	739
Chand Pur	1,140	3,523
Karra	529.3	1,206
Geydol Khurd	211	457
Chetu Pada	322.9	705
Raipur	295.2	348
Simiriya Tal	1,468.9	3,950
Barol	403.5	1,831
Patharra	257.8	712
Itayal	792.6	2,277
Salwai	1,361.9	3,596
Chitoli	262.9	365
Lohgarh	1,176.1	2,139
Berkheda	206	424
Arru	471.3	1,934
Khedi Natawa	187.4	569
Sultanpur	190.9	932
Maharaj Pur	500.8	1,958
Chitawani	911.8	1,464
Khadwai	651.8	2,032
Chomo	463.4	1,002
Rampura	158.2	387
Khedi Parasar	378.3	840
Khajurahai	360.8	789
Rajiyawar	426	1,038
Litapura	308	752
Gobra	234.4	923
Gulihai	444.6	993
Sehtol	376	862
Chhimak	755.2	4,085
Thethiyapura	227.6	430
Sunwai	225.9	758
Akbai (Antri)	477.2	935
Khedi Raimal	382.6	1,220
Sekra	360.4	1,059
Sirsa	341.6	1,253
Sirol	214.7	818
Deora	224.1	915
Jawal	230.7	172
Kosha	308.8	754
Shinghpur	106.4	624
Kariyawati	1,252.3	2,996
Sarwa	369.9	1,076
Samchauli	157.7	490
Jhadoli	386.2	2,212
Jatrathi	366.9	1,279
Rarua	516.3	360
Milghan	495.6	1,035
Lidhora	467.3	1,327
Dhirora	313.4	740
Simiriya Bhehsnari	310.7	761
Nunhari	302	1,006
Masud Pur	225	659
Kisoli	192.5	532
Jarawani	299.1	703
Baraua	216.1	502
Bhensnari	1,321.9	2,692
Bijak Pur	1,127.5	2,151
Magrora	1,356.4	2,254
Barotha	534.7	3,112
Sirohi	287.4	1,855