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About Loni Village

Loni is a mid sized village in Kukshi tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,999, made up of 1,039 males and 960 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1055.28 hectares hectares.

Loni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Loni village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Kukshi
Area (hectares) 1055.28 hectares
Population 1,999
Male Population 1,039
Female Population 960
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Loni compares

By the 2011 count Loni is the 39th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents. Its 1055.28 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Loni

Loni is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Loni as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Loni from other places

Loni lies about 67 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Jobat, 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 Loni
Tehsil headquarters Kukshi 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Jobat 34 km
District headquarters Dhar 67 km

Villages closest to Loni

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 Loni

As per the Census of India 2011, Loni village had a population of 1,999. That makes it the 39th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents.

Loni village has 1,039 males and 960 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Loni has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Loni covers 1055.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Loni is Jobat, about 34 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 - 10 km distance for Loni.

Loni is about 67 km from Dhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Loni is in Kukshi tehsil of Dhar district. Kukshi is about 5.6 km away. Jobat is about 34 km away. Dhar is about 67 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thukni (2.5 km), Kolgaon (2.6 km) and Salkheda (2.8 km).

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

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