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About Dhansai Village

Dhansai is a small village in Itarsi tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 434, made up of 225 males and 209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202.89 hectares hectares.

Dhansai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhansai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Itarsi
Area (hectares) 202.89 hectares
Population 434
Male Population 225
Female Population 209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhansai compares

By the 2011 count Dhansai is the 88th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,011 residents. Its 202.89 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Dhansai

Dhansai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhansai as Available within <5 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 Dhansai from other places

Dhansai lies about 30 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Taku, about 2.4 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 Dhansai
Nearest railway station Taku 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Itarsi 15 km
Nearest town Itārsi 15 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 30 km

Villages closest to Dhansai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhansai village had a population of 434. That makes it the 88th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,011 residents.

Dhansai village has 225 males and 209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhansai has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Dhansai covers 202.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhansai falls under Itarsi tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhansai is Taku, about 2.4 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhansai.

Dhansai is about 30 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhansai is in Itarsi tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Taku is about 2.4 km away. Itarsi is about 15 km away. Itārsi is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalikheda (under 2 km), Kaveli (2.5 km) and Kesla (3.0 km).

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

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