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About Dhaniya Khedi Village

Dhaniya Khedi is a mid sized village in Gairatganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 532, made up of 299 males and 233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 779 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228.98 hectares hectares.

Dhaniya Khedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhaniya Khedi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Gairatganj
Area (hectares) 228.98 hectares
Population 532
Male Population 299
Female Population 233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 779
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhaniya Khedi compares

By the 2011 count Dhaniya Khedi is the 74th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 655 residents. Its 228.98 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Dhaniya Khedi

Dhaniya Khedi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhaniya Khedi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Dhaniya Khedi from other places

Dhaniya Khedi lies about 27 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Vidisha, about 31 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 Dhaniya Khedi
Tehsil headquarters Gairatganj 19 km
District headquarters Raisen 27 km
Nearest railway station Vidisha 31 km

Villages closest to Dhaniya Khedi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gairatganj 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 Dhaniya Khedi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhaniya Khedi village had a population of 532. That makes it the 74th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 655 residents.

Dhaniya Khedi village has 299 males and 233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhaniya Khedi has about 779 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

Dhaniya Khedi covers 228.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhaniya Khedi falls under Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhaniya Khedi is Vidisha, about 31 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhaniya Khedi.

Dhaniya Khedi is about 27 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhaniya Khedi is in Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen district. Gairatganj is about 19 km away. Raisen is about 27 km away. Vidisha is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sultanpur (under 2 km), Baniya Khedi (under 2 km) and Maheshri (1.7 km).

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

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