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About Dhaniya Jam Village

Dhaniya Jam is a mid sized village in Chicholi tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,745, made up of 852 males and 893 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 922.7 hectares hectares.

Dhaniya Jam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhaniya Jam village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Chicholi
Area (hectares) 922.7 hectares
Population 1,745
Male Population 852
Female Population 893
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhaniya Jam compares

By the 2011 count Dhaniya Jam is the 13th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 981 residents. Its 922.7 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 980.

Getting to Dhaniya Jam

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

Dhaniya Jam lies about 39 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Maramjhiri, about 35 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 Dhaniya Jam
Tehsil headquarters Chicholi 12 km
Nearest railway station Maramjhiri 35 km
District headquarters Betul 39 km
Nearest town Betūl 39 km

Villages closest to Dhaniya Jam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chicholi 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 Dhaniya Jam

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhaniya Jam village had a population of 1,745. That makes it the 13th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 981 residents.

Dhaniya Jam village has 852 males and 893 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhaniya Jam has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

Dhaniya Jam covers 922.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhaniya Jam falls under Chicholi tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhaniya Jam is Maramjhiri, about 35 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 Dhaniya Jam.

Dhaniya Jam is about 39 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhaniya Jam is in Chicholi tehsil of Betul district. Chicholi is about 12 km away. Maramjhiri is about 35 km away. Betul is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chunagosai (1.8 km), Balhai Mal (2.2 km) and Balhai Ryt (2.2 km).

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

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