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About Dantya Village

Dantya is a small village in Jirapur tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 363, made up of 180 males and 183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164.95 hectares hectares.

Dantya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dantya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Jirapur
Area (hectares) 164.95 hectares
Population 363
Male Population 180
Female Population 183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
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 Dantya compares

By the 2011 count Dantya is the 139th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 836 residents. Its 164.95 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Dantya

Dantya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dantya 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 Dantya from other places

Dantya lies about 41 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Jhalarapatan, about 46 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 Dantya
Tehsil headquarters Jirapur 14 km
District headquarters Rajgarh 41 km
Nearest railway station Jhalarapatan 46 km

Villages closest to Dantya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dantya village had a population of 363. That makes it the 139th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 836 residents.

Dantya village has 180 males and 183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dantya has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 996.

Dantya covers 164.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dantya falls under Jirapur tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dantya is Jhalarapatan, about 46 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 Dantya.

Dantya is about 41 km from Rajgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dantya is in Jirapur tehsil of Rajgarh district. Jirapur is about 14 km away. Rajgarh is about 41 km away. Jhalarapatan is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dantan (under 2 km), Nandri (under 2 km) and Lakhesra (1.5 km).

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

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