About Dhakna Village

Dhakna is a mid sized village in Bhainsdehi tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 511, made up of 264 males and 247 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 327.45 hectares hectares.

Dhakna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhakna village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Betul
Tehsil	Bhainsdehi
Area (hectares)	327.45 hectares
Population	511
Male Population	264
Female Population	247
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	936
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhakna compares

By the 2011 count Dhakna is the 194th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 973 residents. Its 327.45 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 Dhakna

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

Dhakna lies about 36 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 Dhakna
Tehsil headquarters	Bhainsdehi	16 km
District headquarters	Betul	36 km
Nearest town	Betūl	36 km

Villages closest to Dhakna

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.

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Common questions about Dhakna

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhakna village had a population of 511. That makes it the 194th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 973 residents.

Dhakna village has 264 males and 247 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhakna has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Dhakna covers 327.45 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.

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

The census record for Dhakna 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 village for Dhakna.

Dhakna is about 36 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhakna is in Bhainsdehi tehsil of Betul district. Bhainsdehi is about 16 km away. Betul is about 36 km away. Betūl is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.