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About Dhakdi Village

Dhakdi is a small village in Malhargarh tehsil, in the district of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 275, made up of 148 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 296.15 hectares hectares.

Dhakdi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhakdi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandsaur
Tehsil Malhargarh
Area (hectares) 296.15 hectares
Population 275
Male Population 148
Female Population 127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhakdi compares

By the 2011 count Dhakdi is the 141st largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,006 residents. Its 296.15 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Dhakdi

Dhakdi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhakdi as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhakdi from other places

Dhakdi lies about 16 km from Mandsaur, and the nearest railway station is Piplia, about 9.3 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 Dhakdi
Nearest railway station Piplia 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Malhargarh 16 km
District headquarters Mandsaur 16 km

Villages closest to Dhakdi

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 Dhakdi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhakdi village had a population of 275. That makes it the 141st largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,006 residents.

Dhakdi village has 148 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhakdi has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Dhakdi covers 296.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhakdi is Piplia, about 9.3 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 <5 km distance for Dhakdi.

Dhakdi is about 16 km from Mandsaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhakdi is in Malhargarh tehsil of Mandsaur district. Piplia is about 9.3 km away. Malhargarh is about 16 km away. Mandsaur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sujanpura (under 2 km), Balagudha (1.8 km) and Ambaw (2.2 km).

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

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