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About Dhandiya Village

Dhandiya is a small village in Pipariya tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 398, made up of 212 males and 186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 309.26 hectares hectares.

Dhandiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhandiya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Pipariya
Area (hectares) 309.26 hectares
Population 398
Male Population 212
Female Population 186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhandiya compares

By the 2011 count Dhandiya is the 87th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 760 residents. Its 309.26 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Dhandiya

Dhandiya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhandiya as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhandiya from other places

Dhandiya lies about 106 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Maramjhiri, about 33 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 Dhandiya
Tehsil headquarters Pipariya 32 km
Nearest town Betūl 33 km
Nearest railway station Maramjhiri 33 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 106 km

Villages closest to Dhandiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhandiya village had a population of 398. That makes it the 87th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 760 residents.

Dhandiya village has 212 males and 186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhandiya has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

Dhandiya covers 309.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhandiya falls under Pipariya tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhandiya is Maramjhiri, about 33 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhandiya.

Dhandiya is about 106 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhandiya is in Pipariya tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Pipariya is about 32 km away. Betūl is about 33 km away. Maramjhiri is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghana (1.5 km), Madaka Dhana (3.8 km) and Utiya Kishor (4.7 km).

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

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