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About Dhamna Village

Dhamna is a large village in Rajnagar tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,508, made up of 1,312 males and 1,196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1305.32 hectares hectares.

Dhamna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhamna village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Rajnagar
Area (hectares) 1305.32 hectares
Population 2,508
Male Population 1,312
Female Population 1,196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhamna compares

By the 2011 count Dhamna is the 29th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,638 residents. Its 1305.32 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Dhamna

Dhamna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhamna as Available within <5 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 Dhamna from other places

Dhamna lies about 45 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Khajuraho, about 12 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 Dhamna
Nearest railway station Khajuraho 12 km
Nearest town Khajuraho Group of Monuments 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajnagar 17 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 45 km

Villages closest to Dhamna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhamna village had a population of 2,508. That makes it the 29th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,638 residents.

Dhamna village has 1,312 males and 1,196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhamna has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 887.

Dhamna covers 1305.32 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.

Dhamna falls under Rajnagar tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhamna is Khajuraho, about 12 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhamna.

Dhamna is about 45 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhamna is in Rajnagar tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Khajuraho is about 12 km away. Khajuraho Group of Monuments is about 12 km away. Rajnagar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basata (under 2 km), Shivrajpur (2.0 km) and Khad Khurdi (3.5 km).

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

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