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About Dhapna Village

Dhapna is a mid sized village in Alot tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 869, made up of 445 males and 424 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 576.48 hectares hectares.

Dhapna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhapna village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ratlam
Tehsil Alot
Area (hectares) 576.48 hectares
Population 869
Male Population 445
Female Population 424
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhapna compares

By the 2011 count Dhapna is the 35th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 840 residents. Its 576.48 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Dhapna

Dhapna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhapna as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dhapna from other places

Dhapna lies about 80 km from Ratlam, and the nearest railway station is Thuria, about 11 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 Dhapna
Tehsil headquarters Alot 10 km
Nearest railway station Thuria 11 km
District headquarters Ratlam 80 km

Villages closest to Dhapna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhapna village had a population of 869. That makes it the 35th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 840 residents.

Dhapna village has 445 males and 424 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhapna has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 969.

Dhapna covers 576.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhapna falls under Alot tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhapna is Thuria, about 11 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhapna.

Dhapna is about 80 km from Ratlam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhapna is in Alot tehsil of Ratlam district. Alot is about 10 km away. Thuria is about 11 km away. Ratlam is about 80 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhoja Khedi (4.2 km), Laxmipura (5.0 km) and Kabriya Khedi (5.1 km).

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

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