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About Dhaturiya Village

Dhaturiya is a small village in Shamgarh tehsil, in the district of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 363, made up of 200 males and 163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 815 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261.9 hectares hectares.

Dhaturiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhaturiya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandsaur
Tehsil Shamgarh
Area (hectares) 261.9 hectares
Population 363
Male Population 200
Female Population 163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 815
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 Dhaturiya compares

By the 2011 count Dhaturiya is the 82nd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,079 residents. Its 261.9 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 963.

Getting to Dhaturiya

Dhaturiya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhaturiya 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 Dhaturiya from other places

Dhaturiya lies about 69 km from Mandsaur, and the nearest railway station is Hanspura, about 9.7 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 Dhaturiya
Nearest railway station Hanspura 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Shamgarh 11 km
Nearest town Shāmgarh 11 km
District headquarters Mandsaur 69 km

Villages closest to Dhaturiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhaturiya village had a population of 363. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,079 residents.

Dhaturiya village has 200 males and 163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhaturiya has about 815 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Dhaturiya covers 261.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhaturiya falls under Shamgarh tehsil of Mandsaur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhaturiya is Hanspura, about 9.7 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 Dhaturiya.

Dhaturiya is about 69 km from Mandsaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhaturiya is in Shamgarh tehsil of Mandsaur district. Hanspura is about 9.7 km away. Shamgarh is about 11 km away. Shāmgarh is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kherkheda (1.5 km), Farasali Diwan (1.8 km) and Emdi (1.8 km).

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

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