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About Datoda Village

Datoda is one of the larger villages in Mhow tehsil, in the district of Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,224, made up of 5,757 males and 5,467 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3116.05 hectares hectares.

Datoda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Datoda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Indore
Tehsil Mhow
Area (hectares) 3116.05 hectares
Population 11,224
Male Population 5,757
Female Population 5,467
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Datoda compares

By the 2011 count Datoda is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents. Its 3116.05 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Datoda

Datoda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Datoda as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Datoda from other places

Datoda lies about 17 km from Indore, and the nearest railway station is Rau, about 10 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 Datoda
Nearest town Rāvu 10 km
Nearest railway station Rau 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Mhow 12 km
District headquarters Indore 17 km

Villages closest to Datoda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Datoda village had a population of 11,224. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents.

Datoda village has 5,757 males and 5,467 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Datoda has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Datoda covers 3116.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Datoda falls under Mhow tehsil of Indore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Datoda is Rau, about 10 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 village for Datoda.

Datoda is about 17 km from Indore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Datoda is in Mhow tehsil of Indore district. Rāvu is about 10 km away. Rau is about 10 km away. Mhow is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gokanya (2.9 km), Gokanya Kund (2.9 km) and Memdi (4.2 km).

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

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