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About Dhantalab Village

Dhantalab is a mid sized village in Gandhwani tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 700, made up of 357 males and 343 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 265.13 hectares hectares.

Dhantalab Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhantalab village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Gandhwani
Area (hectares) 265.13 hectares
Population 700
Male Population 357
Female Population 343
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
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 Dhantalab compares

By the 2011 count Dhantalab is the 81st largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents. Its 265.13 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Dhantalab

Dhantalab is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhantalab 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. The nearest villages by name are Chotiya Khedi, Chunpiya, Dedli and Dhama Khedi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dhantalab

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhantalab village had a population of 700. That makes it the 81st largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents.

Dhantalab village has 357 males and 343 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhantalab has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Dhantalab covers 265.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhantalab falls under Gandhwani tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Dhantalab notes the nearest railway station 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 Dhantalab.

Dhantalab is in Gandhwani tehsil of Dhar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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