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About Pithanpura Village

Pithanpura is a mid sized village in Gandhwani tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,320, made up of 665 males and 655 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 398.97 hectares hectares.

Pithanpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pithanpura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Gandhwani
Area (hectares) 398.97 hectares
Population 1,320
Male Population 665
Female Population 655
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pithanpura compares

By the 2011 count Pithanpura is the 40th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents. Its 398.97 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Pithanpura

Pithanpura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pithanpura as Available within 5 - 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pithanpura from other places

Pithanpura lies about 36 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Tanda Road, about 17 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 Pithanpura
Tehsil headquarters Gandhwani 14 km
Nearest railway station Tanda Road 17 km
Nearest town Manāwar 28 km
District headquarters Dhar 36 km

Villages closest to Pithanpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pithanpura village had a population of 1,320. That makes it the 40th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents.

Pithanpura village has 665 males and 655 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pithanpura has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

Pithanpura covers 398.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Pithanpura is Tanda Road, about 17 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 km distance for Pithanpura.

Pithanpura is about 36 km from Dhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pithanpura is in Gandhwani tehsil of Dhar district. Gandhwani is about 14 km away. Tanda Road is about 17 km away. Manāwar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katarpura (1.7 km), Jamli (1.9 km) and Kodi (2.9 km).

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

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