About Dhand Village

Dhand is a mid sized village in Khilchipur tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 738, made up of 385 males and 353 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 371.67 hectares hectares.

Dhand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhand village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Rajgarh
Tehsil	Khilchipur
Area (hectares)	371.67 hectares
Population	738
Male Population	385
Female Population	353
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	917
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhand compares

By the 2011 count Dhand is the 53rd largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 531 residents. Its 371.67 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Dhand

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

Dhand lies about 4.6 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Sinduriya Kachari, about 16 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 Dhand
District headquarters	Rajgarh	4.6 km
Nearest town	Rājgarh	4.6 km
Nearest railway station	Sinduriya Kachari	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Khilchipur	20 km

Villages closest to Dhand

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhand village had a population of 738. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 531 residents.

Dhand village has 385 males and 353 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhand has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Dhand covers 371.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhand falls under Khilchipur tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhand is Sinduriya Kachari, about 16 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dhand.

Dhand is about 4.6 km from Rajgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhand is in Khilchipur tehsil of Rajgarh district. Rajgarh is about 4.6 km away. Rājgarh is about 4.6 km away. Sinduriya Kachari is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.