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About Dhandiwada Village

Dhandiwada is a small village in Seoni Malwa tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 387, made up of 209 males and 178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 852 females per 1000 males. The village covers 351.98 hectares hectares.

Dhandiwada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhandiwada village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Seoni Malwa
Area (hectares) 351.98 hectares
Population 387
Male Population 209
Female Population 178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 852
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhandiwada compares

By the 2011 count Dhandiwada is the 133rd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 894 residents. Its 351.98 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Dhandiwada

Dhandiwada is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhandiwada as Available within 10+ 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 Dhandiwada from other places

Dhandiwada lies about 49 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Bhaironpur, about 9.7 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 Dhandiwada
Tehsil headquarters Seoni Malwa 8.8 km
Nearest town Seoni Mālwa 8.8 km
Nearest railway station Bhaironpur 9.7 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 49 km

Villages closest to Dhandiwada

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Seoni Malwa 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 Dhandiwada

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhandiwada village had a population of 387. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 894 residents.

Dhandiwada village has 209 males and 178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhandiwada has about 852 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Dhandiwada covers 351.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhandiwada falls under Seoni Malwa tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhandiwada is Bhaironpur, about 9.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhandiwada.

Dhandiwada is about 49 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhandiwada is in Seoni Malwa tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Seoni Malwa is about 8.8 km away. Seoni Mālwa is about 8.8 km away. Bhaironpur is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamani (under 2 km), Begania (1.7 km) and Mahuadhana (1.8 km).

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

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