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About Dhikanya Village

Dhikanya is a mid sized village in Malhargarh tehsil, in the district of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,044, made up of 536 males and 508 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 393 hectares hectares.

Dhikanya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhikanya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandsaur
Tehsil Malhargarh
Area (hectares) 393 hectares
Population 1,044
Male Population 536
Female Population 508
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhikanya compares

By the 2011 count Dhikanya is the 56th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,006 residents. Its 393 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Dhikanya

Dhikanya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhikanya 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhikanya from other places

Dhikanya lies about 35 km from Mandsaur, and the nearest railway station is Malhargarh, about 24 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 Dhikanya
Nearest town Pratāpgarh 18 km
Nearest railway station Malhargarh 24 km
District headquarters Mandsaur 35 km

Villages closest to Dhikanya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhikanya village had a population of 1,044. That makes it the 56th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,006 residents.

Dhikanya village has 536 males and 508 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhikanya has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 985.

Dhikanya covers 393 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhikanya falls under Malhargarh tehsil of Mandsaur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhikanya is Malhargarh, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Dhikanya is about 35 km from Mandsaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhikanya is in Malhargarh tehsil of Mandsaur district. Pratāpgarh is about 18 km away. Malhargarh is about 24 km away. Mandsaur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sanawada (14 km), Umariya (17 km) and Semli (17 km).

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

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