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About Dhodhar Village

Dhodhar is a mid sized village in Suwasara tehsil, in the district of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 879, made up of 460 males and 419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 397.8 hectares hectares.

Dhodhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhodhar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandsaur
Tehsil Suwasara
Area (hectares) 397.8 hectares
Population 879
Male Population 460
Female Population 419
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhodhar compares

By the 2011 count Dhodhar is the 32nd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,029 residents. Its 397.8 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Dhodhar

Dhodhar 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 Dhodhar as Available within village. 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 Dhodhar from other places

Dhodhar lies about 33 km from Mandsaur, and the nearest railway station is Dhodhar, about under 2 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 Dhodhar
Nearest railway station Dhodhar under 2 km
Nearest town Jaora 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Suwasara 33 km
District headquarters Mandsaur 33 km

Villages closest to Dhodhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhodhar village had a population of 879. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,029 residents.

Dhodhar village has 460 males and 419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhodhar has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Dhodhar covers 397.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhodhar falls under Suwasara tehsil of Mandsaur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhodhar is Dhodhar, about under 2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhodhar.

Dhodhar is about 33 km from Mandsaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhodhar is in Suwasara tehsil of Mandsaur district. Dhodhar is about under 2 km away. Jaora is about 15 km away. Suwasara is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dallod (20 km), Dhakadkhedi (27 km) and Masudi (28 km).

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

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