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About Dundhar Village

Dundhar is a mid sized village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 533, made up of 258 males and 275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 448.6 hectares hectares.

Dundhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dundhar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Shahpur
Area (hectares) 448.6 hectares
Population 533
Male Population 258
Female Population 275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,066
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dundhar compares

By the 2011 count Dundhar is the 77th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 852 residents. Its 448.6 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Dundhar

Dundhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dundhar 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 Dundhar from other places

Dundhar lies about 51 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Pola-Patthar, about 1.6 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 Dundhar
Nearest railway station Pola-Patthar 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 19 km
Nearest town Itārsi 30 km
District headquarters Betul 51 km

Villages closest to Dundhar

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 Dundhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dundhar village had a population of 533. That makes it the 77th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 852 residents.

Dundhar village has 258 males and 275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dundhar has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

Dundhar covers 448.6 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Dundhar is Pola-Patthar, about 1.6 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 Dundhar.

Dundhar is about 51 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dundhar is in Shahpur tehsil of Betul district. Pola-Patthar is about 1.6 km away. Shahpur is about 19 km away. Itārsi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhar (under 2 km), Saliment (5.8 km) and Koyal Buddi (7.5 km).

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

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