About Dhankosa Village

Dhankosa is a mid sized village in Tirodi tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,421, made up of 715 males and 706 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 503 hectares hectares.

Dhankosa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhankosa village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Balaghat
Tehsil	Tirodi
Area (hectares)	503 hectares
Population	1,421
Male Population	715
Female Population	706
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	987
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhankosa compares

By the 2011 count Dhankosa is the 19th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,106 residents. Its 503 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Dhankosa

Dhankosa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhankosa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Dhankosa from other places

Dhankosa lies about 45 km from Balaghat. 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 Dhankosa
Tehsil headquarters	Tirodi	5.9 km
Nearest town	Wārāseonī	29 km
District headquarters	Balaghat	45 km

Villages closest to Dhankosa

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

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Common questions about Dhankosa

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhankosa village had a population of 1,421. That makes it the 19th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,106 residents.

Dhankosa village has 715 males and 706 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhankosa has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1029.

Dhankosa covers 503 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhankosa falls under Tirodi tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhankosa.

Dhankosa is about 45 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhankosa is in Tirodi tehsil of Balaghat district. Tirodi is about 5.9 km away. Wārāseonī is about 29 km away. Balaghat is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.