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About Dhakni Village

Dhakni is a mid sized village in Garoth tehsil, in the district of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,371, made up of 687 males and 684 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 586.63 hectares hectares.

Dhakni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhakni village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandsaur
Tehsil Garoth
Area (hectares) 586.63 hectares
Population 1,371
Male Population 687
Female Population 684
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhakni compares

By the 2011 count Dhakni is the 29th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents. Its 586.63 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Dhakni

Dhakni is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dhakni as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dhakni from other places

Dhakni lies about 73 km from Mandsaur, and the nearest railway station is Kurlasi, about 2.4 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 Dhakni
Nearest railway station Kurlasi 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Garoth 8.2 km
Nearest town Bhawāni Mandi 13 km
District headquarters Mandsaur 73 km

Villages closest to Dhakni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhakni village had a population of 1,371. That makes it the 29th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents.

Dhakni village has 687 males and 684 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhakni has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

Dhakni covers 586.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhakni falls under Garoth tehsil of Mandsaur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhakni is Kurlasi, about 2.4 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhakni.

Dhakni is about 73 km from Mandsaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhakni is in Garoth tehsil of Mandsaur district. Kurlasi is about 2.4 km away. Garoth is about 8.2 km away. Bhawāni Mandi is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chukni (under 2 km), Jhiranya (2.0 km) and Barkhedi Mitthu (2.2 km).

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

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