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About Duni Village

Duni is a small village in Bhainsdehi tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 152, made up of 80 males and 72 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.58 hectares hectares.

Duni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Duni village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Bhainsdehi
Area (hectares) 92.58 hectares
Population 152
Male Population 80
Female Population 72
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
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 Duni compares

By the 2011 count Duni is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 973 residents. Its 92.58 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Duni

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

Duni lies about 23 km from Betul. 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 Duni
Tehsil headquarters Bhainsdehi 18 km
District headquarters Betul 23 km
Nearest town Betūl 23 km

Villages closest to Duni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Duni village had a population of 152. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 973 residents.

Duni village has 80 males and 72 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Duni has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Duni covers 92.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Duni falls under Bhainsdehi tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Duni notes the nearest railway station 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 Duni.

Duni is about 23 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Duni is in Bhainsdehi tehsil of Betul district. Bhainsdehi is about 18 km away. Betul is about 23 km away. Betūl is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonajhar (2.1 km), Kumbhi (2.3 km) and Maharpani (3.1 km).

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

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