About Dhandhiya Village

Dhandhiya is a small village in Begamganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 469, made up of 248 males and 221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 289.13 hectares hectares.

Dhandhiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhandhiya village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Raisen
Tehsil	Begamganj
Area (hectares)	289.13 hectares
Population	469
Male Population	248
Female Population	221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	891
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhandhiya compares

By the 2011 count Dhandhiya is the 101st largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 289.13 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 884.

Getting to Dhandhiya

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

How far is Dhandhiya from other places

Dhandhiya lies about 56 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Gulabhganj, about 44 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 Dhandhiya
Tehsil headquarters	Begamganj	11 km
Nearest railway station	Gulabhganj	44 km
District headquarters	Raisen	56 km

Villages closest to Dhandhiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhandhiya village had a population of 469. That makes it the 101st largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Dhandhiya village has 248 males and 221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhandhiya has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 884.

Dhandhiya covers 289.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhandhiya falls under Begamganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhandhiya is Gulabhganj, about 44 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhandhiya.

Dhandhiya is about 56 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhandhiya is in Begamganj tehsil of Raisen district. Begamganj is about 11 km away. Gulabhganj is about 44 km away. Raisen is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.