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About Dhunder Village

Dhunder is a mid sized village in Mungaoli tehsil, in the district of Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,907, made up of 1,004 males and 903 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 989 hectares hectares.

Dhunder Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhunder village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ashoknagar
Tehsil Mungaoli
Area (hectares) 989 hectares
Population 1,907
Male Population 1,004
Female Population 903
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhunder compares

By the 2011 count Dhunder is the 15th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 851 residents. Its 989 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Dhunder

Dhunder is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhunder as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhunder from other places

Dhunder lies about 39 km from Ashoknagar. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dhunder
Tehsil headquarters Mungaoli 3.7 km
District headquarters Ashoknagar 39 km

Villages closest to Dhunder

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mungaoli tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Dhunder

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhunder village had a population of 1,907. That makes it the 15th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 851 residents.

Dhunder village has 1,004 males and 903 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhunder has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

Dhunder covers 989 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhunder falls under Mungaoli tehsil of Ashoknagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Dhunder notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhunder.

Dhunder is about 39 km from Ashoknagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhunder is in Mungaoli tehsil of Ashoknagar district. Mungaoli is about 3.7 km away. Ashoknagar is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Rat Bhanpur (under 2 km), Dalbhanpur Chak (under 2 km) and Bharat Pura (2.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dhunder today is likely to be higher.

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