About Dahod Village

Dahod is a large village in Goharganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,359, made up of 1,739 males and 1,620 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1665.67 hectares hectares.

Dahod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dahod village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Raisen
Tehsil	Goharganj
Area (hectares)	1665.67 hectares
Population	3,359
Male Population	1,739
Female Population	1,620
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dahod compares

By the 2011 count Dahod is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 1665.67 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Dahod

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

How far is Dahod from other places

Dahod lies about 44 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Itayakalan, about 5.7 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 Dahod
Nearest railway station	Itayakalan	5.7 km
Nearest town	Mandideep	6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Goharganj	19 km
District headquarters	Raisen	44 km

Villages closest to Dahod

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.

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Common questions about Dahod

As per the Census of India 2011, Dahod village had a population of 3,359. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Dahod village has 1,739 males and 1,620 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dahod has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 911.

Dahod covers 1665.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dahod is Itayakalan, about 5.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dahod.

Dahod is about 44 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dahod is in Goharganj tehsil of Raisen district. Itayakalan is about 5.7 km away. Mandideep is about 6.7 km away. Goharganj is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.