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About Dugni Village

Dugni is a mid sized village in Dharampuri tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 901, made up of 486 males and 415 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 251.85 hectares hectares.

Dugni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dugni village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Dharampuri
Area (hectares) 251.85 hectares
Population 901
Male Population 486
Female Population 415
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 854
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dugni compares

By the 2011 count Dugni is the 56th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,350 residents. Its 251.85 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Dugni

Dugni is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dugni 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dugni from other places

Dugni lies about 35 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Patalpani Waterfall, 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 Dugni
Nearest town Dhāmnod 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Dharampuri 27 km
District headquarters Dhar 35 km
Nearest railway station Patalpani Waterfall 35 km

Villages closest to Dugni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dugni village had a population of 901. That makes it the 56th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,350 residents.

Dugni village has 486 males and 415 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dugni has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Dugni covers 251.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dugni falls under Dharampuri tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dugni is Patalpani Waterfall, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dugni.

Dugni is about 35 km from Dhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dugni is in Dharampuri tehsil of Dhar district. Dhāmnod is about 15 km away. Dharampuri is about 27 km away. Dhar is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gujri (2.8 km), Dehariya (3.0 km) and Hanmantya (3.3 km).

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

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