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About Dantoda Village

Dantoda is a mid sized village in Ratlam tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 782, made up of 396 males and 386 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 295.68 hectares hectares.

Dantoda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dantoda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ratlam
Tehsil Ratlam
Area (hectares) 295.68 hectares
Population 782
Male Population 396
Female Population 386
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dantoda compares

By the 2011 count Dantoda is the 127th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,570 residents. Its 295.68 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Dantoda

Dantoda is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dantoda 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dantoda from other places

Dantoda lies about 20 km from Ratlam, and the nearest railway station is Pritam Nagar, about 2.9 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 Dantoda
Nearest railway station Pritam Nagar 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Ratlam 20 km
Nearest town Ratlām 20 km

Villages closest to Dantoda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dantoda village had a population of 782. That makes it the 127th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,570 residents.

Dantoda village has 396 males and 386 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dantoda has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

Dantoda covers 295.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dantoda falls under Ratlam tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dantoda is Pritam Nagar, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dantoda.

Dantoda is about 20 km from Ratlam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dantoda is in Ratlam tehsil of Ratlam district. Pritam Nagar is about 2.9 km away. Ratlam is about 20 km away. Ratlām is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dantodiya (under 2 km), Surajapur (under 2 km) and Sarwad (2.1 km).

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

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