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About Dhappa Village

Dhappa is a mid sized village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 973, made up of 484 males and 489 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 547.95 hectares hectares.

Dhappa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhappa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Shahpur
Area (hectares) 547.95 hectares
Population 973
Male Population 484
Female Population 489
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
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 Dhappa compares

By the 2011 count Dhappa is the 40th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 852 residents. Its 547.95 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Dhappa

Dhappa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dhappa 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 Dhappa from other places

Dhappa lies about 24 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Maramjhiri, about 19 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 Dhappa
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 18 km
Nearest railway station Maramjhiri 19 km
District headquarters Betul 24 km
Nearest town Betūl 24 km

Villages closest to Dhappa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhappa village had a population of 973. That makes it the 40th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 852 residents.

Dhappa village has 484 males and 489 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhappa has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 991.

Dhappa covers 547.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhappa falls under Shahpur tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhappa is Maramjhiri, about 19 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 Dhappa.

Dhappa is about 24 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhappa is in Shahpur tehsil of Betul district. Shahpur is about 18 km away. Maramjhiri is about 19 km away. Betul is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sitaljhiri (under 2 km), Temra Mal (2.4 km) and Temra Ryt (2.4 km).

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

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