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About Dhand Village

Dhand is a large village in Bina tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,020, made up of 1,073 males and 947 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1255.53 hectares hectares.

Dhand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhand village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Bina
Area (hectares) 1255.53 hectares
Population 2,020
Male Population 1,073
Female Population 947
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhand compares

By the 2011 count Dhand is the 9th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 763 residents. Its 1255.53 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 900.

Getting to Dhand

Dhand is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhand 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 - 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 65 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Karonda, about 7.9 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 Dhand
Nearest railway station Karonda 7.9 km
Nearest town Etāwa 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Bina 18 km
District headquarters Sagar 65 km

Villages closest to Dhand

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhand village had a population of 2,020. That makes it the 9th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 763 residents.

Dhand village has 1,073 males and 947 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhand has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 900.

Dhand covers 1255.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhand falls under Bina tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhand is Karonda, about 7.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhand.

Dhand is about 65 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhand is in Bina tehsil of Sagar district. Karonda is about 7.9 km away. Etāwa is about 16 km away. Bina is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Laskarpur (1.7 km), Tajpura (3.6 km) and Bethni (3.7 km).

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

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