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About Dadrod Village

Dadrod is a mid sized village in Goharganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 548, made up of 296 males and 252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 525.95 hectares hectares.

Dadrod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dadrod village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Goharganj
Area (hectares) 525.95 hectares
Population 548
Male Population 296
Female Population 252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 851
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dadrod compares

By the 2011 count Dadrod is the 99th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 525.95 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 911.

Getting to Dadrod

Dadrod is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dadrod as Available within <5 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 Dadrod from other places

Dadrod lies about 28 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Itayakalan, about 12 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 Dadrod
Nearest town Mandideep 10 km
Nearest railway station Itayakalan 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Goharganj 13 km
District headquarters Raisen 28 km

Villages closest to Dadrod

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dadrod village had a population of 548. That makes it the 99th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Dadrod village has 296 males and 252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dadrod has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 911.

Dadrod covers 525.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dadrod falls under Goharganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dadrod is Itayakalan, about 12 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dadrod.

Dadrod is about 28 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dadrod is in Goharganj tehsil of Raisen district. Mandideep is about 10 km away. Itayakalan is about 12 km away. Goharganj is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shahbad Tilendi (1.7 km), Thana (2.3 km) and Chandla Khedi (2.6 km).

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

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