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About Dunai Village

Dunai is a mid sized village in Multai tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 736, made up of 362 males and 374 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 327 hectares hectares.

Dunai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dunai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Multai
Area (hectares) 327 hectares
Population 736
Male Population 362
Female Population 374
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dunai compares

By the 2011 count Dunai is the 133rd largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,036 residents. Its 327 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Dunai

Dunai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dunai as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dunai from other places

Dunai lies about 60 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Bordhai, 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 Dunai
Nearest railway station Bordhai 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Multai 26 km
District headquarters Betul 60 km

Villages closest to Dunai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dunai village had a population of 736. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,036 residents.

Dunai village has 362 males and 374 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dunai has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 999.

Dunai covers 327 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dunai falls under Multai tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dunai is Bordhai, 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 <5 km distance for Dunai.

Dunai is about 60 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dunai is in Multai tehsil of Betul district. Bordhai is about 19 km away. Multai is about 26 km away. Betul is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dunawa (2.2 km), Mayawadi (2.4 km) and Musakhapa (3.1 km).

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

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