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About Dharni Village

Dharni is a mid sized village in Multai tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 510, made up of 249 males and 261 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 369.47 hectares hectares.

Dharni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharni village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Multai
Area (hectares) 369.47 hectares
Population 510
Male Population 249
Female Population 261
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharni compares

By the 2011 count Dharni is the 169th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,036 residents. Its 369.47 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 999.

Getting to Dharni

Dharni is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dharni as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Dharni from other places

Dharni lies about 30 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Jaulkhera, about 9.3 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 Dharni
Nearest railway station Jaulkhera 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Multai 9.5 km
District headquarters Betul 30 km

Villages closest to Dharni

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 Dharni

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharni village had a population of 510. That makes it the 169th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,036 residents.

Dharni village has 249 males and 261 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharni has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

Dharni covers 369.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dharni is Jaulkhera, about 9.3 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dharni.

Dharni is about 30 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharni is in Multai tehsil of Betul district. Jaulkhera is about 9.3 km away. Multai is about 9.5 km away. Betul 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 Semjhira (under 2 km), Amadoh (2.8 km) and Dehgud (3.2 km).

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

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