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About Dantha Village

Dantha is a mid sized village in Punasa tehsil, in the district of Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 802, made up of 400 males and 402 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 823.36 hectares hectares.

Dantha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dantha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khandwa
Tehsil Punasa
Area (hectares) 823.36 hectares
Population 802
Male Population 400
Female Population 402
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dantha compares

By the 2011 count Dantha is the 105th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,295 residents. Its 823.36 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Dantha

Dantha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dantha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Dantha from other places

Dantha lies about 65 km from Khandwa, and the nearest railway station is Khirkiya, about 30 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 Dantha
Tehsil headquarters Punasa 28 km
Nearest town Punāsa 28 km
Nearest railway station Khirkiya 30 km
District headquarters Khandwa 65 km

Villages closest to Dantha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dantha village had a population of 802. That makes it the 105th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,295 residents.

Dantha village has 400 males and 402 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dantha has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Dantha covers 823.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dantha falls under Punasa tehsil of Khandwa district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dantha is Khirkiya, about 30 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dantha.

Dantha is about 65 km from Khandwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dantha is in Punasa tehsil of Khandwa district. Punasa is about 28 km away. Punāsa is about 28 km away. Khirkiya is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nandana (2.2 km), Dang (2.4 km) and Pamakhedi (3.0 km).

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

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