About Dhikanya Village

Dhikanya is a mid sized village in Sitamau tehsil, in the district of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,041, made up of 531 males and 510 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 685.6 hectares hectares.

Dhikanya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhikanya village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Mandsaur
Tehsil	Sitamau
Area (hectares)	685.6 hectares
Population	1,041
Male Population	531
Female Population	510
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhikanya compares

By the 2011 count Dhikanya is the 65th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,114 residents. Its 685.6 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

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 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dhikanya from other places

Dhikanya lies about 43 km from Mandsaur, and the nearest railway station is Chowmahala, about 15 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
Tehsil headquarters	Sitamau	14 km
Nearest railway station	Chowmahala	15 km
Nearest town	Shāmgarh	23 km
District headquarters	Mandsaur	43 km

Villages closest to Dhikanya

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

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Common questions about Dhikanya

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhikanya village had a population of 1,041. That makes it the 65th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,114 residents.

Dhikanya village has 531 males and 510 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhikanya has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Dhikanya covers 685.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhikanya is Chowmahala, about 15 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 village for Dhikanya.

Dhikanya is about 43 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 Sitamau tehsil of Mandsaur district. Sitamau is about 14 km away. Chowmahala is about 15 km away. Shāmgarh is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.