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About Dhodiya Village

Dhodiya is a mid sized village in Mungaoli tehsil, in the district of Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,155, made up of 622 males and 533 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 984 hectares hectares.

Dhodiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhodiya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ashoknagar
Tehsil Mungaoli
Area (hectares) 984 hectares
Population 1,155
Male Population 622
Female Population 533
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhodiya compares

By the 2011 count Dhodiya is the 51st largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 851 residents. Its 984 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Dhodiya

Dhodiya is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dhodiya as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhodiya from other places

Dhodiya lies about 25 km from Ashoknagar, and the nearest railway station is Piprai Gaon, about 8.9 km away. 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 Dhodiya
Nearest railway station Piprai Gaon 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Mungaoli 17 km
District headquarters Ashoknagar 25 km

Villages closest to Dhodiya

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 Dhodiya

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhodiya village had a population of 1,155. That makes it the 51st largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 851 residents.

Dhodiya village has 622 males and 533 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhodiya has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 888.

Dhodiya covers 984 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhodiya is Piprai Gaon, about 8.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhodiya.

Dhodiya is about 25 km from Ashoknagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhodiya is in Mungaoli tehsil of Ashoknagar district. Piprai Gaon is about 8.9 km away. Mungaoli is about 17 km away. Ashoknagar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Begampur (2.2 km), Semari Piparai (2.5 km) and Khoksi (2.8 km).

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

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