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About Dhatura Village

Dhatura is a mid sized village in Nainpur tehsil, in the district of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,117, made up of 553 males and 564 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 440 hectares hectares.

Dhatura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhatura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandla
Tehsil Nainpur
Area (hectares) 440 hectares
Population 1,117
Male Population 553
Female Population 564
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Dhatura compares

By the 2011 count Dhatura is the 31st largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 834 residents. Its 440 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Dhatura

The census records public bus service for Dhatura as Available within <5 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhatura from other places

Dhatura lies about 30 km from Mandla, and the nearest railway station is Dhatura Alipur, about 1.6 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 Dhatura
Nearest railway station Dhatura Alipur 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Nainpur 6.8 km
District headquarters Mandla 30 km

Villages closest to Dhatura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhatura village had a population of 1,117. That makes it the 31st largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 834 residents.

Dhatura village has 553 males and 564 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhatura has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1021.

Dhatura covers 440 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhatura falls under Nainpur tehsil of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhatura is Dhatura Alipur, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhatura.

Dhatura is about 30 km from Mandla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhatura is in Nainpur tehsil of Mandla district. Dhatura Alipur is about 1.6 km away. Nainpur is about 6.8 km away. Mandla 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 Bijegaon (2.1 km), Bori Pipardahi (2.2 km) and Bori (2.2 km).

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

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