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About Dhobi Khapa Village

Dhobi Khapa is a small village in Itarsi tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 430, made up of 218 males and 212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208.53 hectares hectares.

Dhobi Khapa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhobi Khapa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Itarsi
Area (hectares) 208.53 hectares
Population 430
Male Population 218
Female Population 212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhobi Khapa compares

By the 2011 count Dhobi Khapa is the 90th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,011 residents. Its 208.53 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Dhobi Khapa

Dhobi Khapa 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 Dhobi Khapa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhobi Khapa from other places

Dhobi Khapa lies about 22 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Gurra, about 4.0 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 Dhobi Khapa
Nearest railway station Gurra 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Itarsi 15 km
Nearest town Itārsi 15 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 22 km

Villages closest to Dhobi Khapa

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 Dhobi Khapa

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhobi Khapa village had a population of 430. That makes it the 90th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,011 residents.

Dhobi Khapa village has 218 males and 212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhobi Khapa has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

Dhobi Khapa covers 208.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhobi Khapa falls under Itarsi tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhobi Khapa is Gurra, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Dhobi Khapa is about 22 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhobi Khapa is in Itarsi tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Gurra is about 4.0 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 Gajapur (under 2 km), Rupapur (under 2 km) and Kesla Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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