About Dhama Village

Dhama is a mid sized village in Khalwa tehsil, in the district of Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,324, made up of 704 males and 620 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males.

Dhama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhama village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Khandwa
Tehsil	Khalwa
Population	1,324
Male Population	704
Female Population	620
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	881
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhama compares

By the 2011 count Dhama is the 79th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,509 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Dhama

Dhama is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhama as Available within 10+ 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 Dhama from other places

Dhama lies about 64 km from Khandwa, and the nearest railway station is Amalakhurd, about 34 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 Dhama
Tehsil headquarters	Khalwa	26 km
Nearest railway station	Amalakhurd	34 km
Nearest town	Chhanerā	43 km
District headquarters	Khandwa	64 km

Villages closest to Dhama

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

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Common questions about Dhama

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhama village had a population of 1,324. That makes it the 79th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,509 residents.

Dhama village has 704 males and 620 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhama has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Dhama falls under Khalwa tehsil of Khandwa district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhama is Amalakhurd, about 34 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 village for Dhama.

Dhama is about 64 km from Khandwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhama is in Khalwa tehsil of Khandwa district. Khalwa is about 26 km away. Amalakhurd is about 34 km away. Chhanerā is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.