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About Dhonai Village

Dhonai is a mid sized village in Rehli tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 922, made up of 481 males and 441 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 367.14 hectares hectares.

Dhonai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhonai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Rehli
Area (hectares) 367.14 hectares
Population 922
Male Population 481
Female Population 441
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 Dhonai compares

By the 2011 count Dhonai is the 42nd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 367.14 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Dhonai

Dhonai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhonai 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 Dhonai from other places

Dhonai lies about 46 km from Sagar. 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 Dhonai
Nearest town Patharia 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Rehli 25 km
District headquarters Sagar 46 km

Villages closest to Dhonai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhonai village had a population of 922. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Dhonai village has 481 males and 441 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhonai has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 894.

Dhonai covers 367.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhonai falls under Rehli tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Dhonai notes the nearest railway station 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 Dhonai.

Dhonai is about 46 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhonai is in Rehli tehsil of Sagar district. Patharia is about 7.4 km away. Rehli is about 25 km away. Sagar is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhonda (under 2 km), Lakhanpur (6.9 km) and Mahesha Garhakota (7.6 km).

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

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