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About Dahod Village

Dahod is a mid sized village in Kukshi tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,612, made up of 820 males and 792 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 510.07 hectares hectares.

Dahod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dahod village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Kukshi
Area (hectares) 510.07 hectares
Population 1,612
Male Population 820
Female Population 792
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Dahod compares

By the 2011 count Dahod is the 65th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents. Its 510.07 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 999.

Getting to Dahod

Dahod is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dahod 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dahod from other places

Dahod lies about 65 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Hathi gate station, about 34 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 Dahod
Nearest town Barwāni 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Kukshi 16 km
Nearest railway station Hathi gate station 34 km
District headquarters Dhar 65 km

Villages closest to Dahod

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dahod village had a population of 1,612. That makes it the 65th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents.

Dahod village has 820 males and 792 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dahod has about 966 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 999.

Dahod covers 510.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dahod falls under Kukshi tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dahod is Hathi gate station, about 34 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dahod.

Dahod is about 65 km from Dhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dahod is in Kukshi tehsil of Dhar district. Barwāni is about 12 km away. Kukshi is about 16 km away. Hathi gate station is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bedwalya (1.5 km), Bagpura (1.8 km) and Jaminyapura (1.8 km).

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

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