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About Datta Village

Datta is a mid sized village in Kirnapur tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,460, made up of 723 males and 737 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 488.3 hectares hectares.

Datta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Datta village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Kirnapur
Area (hectares) 488.3 hectares
Population 1,460
Male Population 723
Female Population 737
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Datta compares

By the 2011 count Datta is the 56th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 488.3 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Datta

Datta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Datta as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Datta from other places

Datta lies about 21 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Hatta Road, about 14 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 Datta
Tehsil headquarters Kirnapur 7.0 km
Nearest railway station Hatta Road 14 km
District headquarters Balaghat 21 km
Nearest town Bālāghāt 21 km

Villages closest to Datta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kirnapur 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 Datta

As per the Census of India 2011, Datta village had a population of 1,460. That makes it the 56th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Datta village has 723 males and 737 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Datta has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1024.

Datta covers 488.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Datta falls under Kirnapur tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Datta is Hatta Road, about 14 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 village for Datta.

Datta is about 21 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Datta is in Kirnapur tehsil of Balaghat district. Kirnapur is about 7.0 km away. Hatta Road is about 14 km away. Balaghat is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rattapayli (under 2 km), Kesha (1.8 km) and Dahedi (2.5 km).

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

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