About Dholana Village

Dholana is a large village in Badnawar tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,236, made up of 1,661 males and 1,575 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1180.58 hectares hectares.

Dholana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dholana village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Dhar
Tehsil	Badnawar
Area (hectares)	1180.58 hectares
Population	3,236
Male Population	1,661
Female Population	1,575
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	948
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dholana compares

By the 2011 count Dholana is the 12th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents. Its 1180.58 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Dholana

Dholana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dholana as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dholana from other places

Dholana lies about 52 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Barnagar, about 6.2 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 Dholana
Nearest railway station	Barnagar	6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Badnawar	9.4 km
District headquarters	Dhar	52 km

Villages closest to Dholana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dholana village had a population of 3,236. That makes it the 12th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents.

Dholana village has 1,661 males and 1,575 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dholana has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 982.

Dholana covers 1180.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dholana falls under Badnawar tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dholana is Barnagar, about 6.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dholana.

Dholana is about 52 km from Dhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dholana is in Badnawar tehsil of Dhar district. Barnagar is about 6.2 km away. Badnawar is about 9.4 km away. Dhar is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.