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About Dhulan Village

Dhulan is a small village in Rajgarh tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 247, made up of 130 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.94 hectares hectares.

Dhulan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhulan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Rajgarh
Area (hectares) 140.94 hectares
Population 247
Male Population 130
Female Population 117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhulan compares

By the 2011 count Dhulan is the 248th largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 140.94 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 960.

Getting to Dhulan

Dhulan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhulan as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Dhulan from other places

Dhulan lies about 27 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Pachor Road, about 8.3 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 Dhulan
Nearest railway station Pachor Road 8.3 km
Nearest town Pachor 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarh 27 km

Villages closest to Dhulan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhulan village had a population of 247. That makes it the 248th largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Dhulan village has 130 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhulan has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 960.

Dhulan covers 140.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhulan falls under Rajgarh tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhulan is Pachor Road, about 8.3 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhulan.

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

Dhulan is in Rajgarh tehsil of Rajgarh district. Pachor Road is about 8.3 km away. Pachor is about 9.1 km away. Rajgarh is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chontra (under 2 km), Dubali (under 2 km) and Deoli Charan (under 2 km).

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

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