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About Dadi Village

Dadi is a mid sized village in Maihar tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 942, made up of 502 males and 440 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.57 hectares hectares.

Dadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dadi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Maihar
Area (hectares) 166.57 hectares
Population 942
Male Population 502
Female Population 440
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dadi compares

By the 2011 count Dadi is the 129th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents. Its 166.57 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Dadi

The census records public bus service for Dadi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Dadi from other places

Dadi lies about 39 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Maihar, about 3.4 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 Dadi
Nearest railway station Maihar 3.4 km
District headquarters Satna 39 km

Villages closest to Dadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dadi village had a population of 942. That makes it the 129th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents.

Dadi village has 502 males and 440 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dadi has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Dadi covers 166.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dadi falls under Maihar tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dadi is Maihar, about 3.4 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dadi.

Dadi is about 39 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dadi is in Maihar tehsil of Satna district. Maihar is about 3.4 km away. Satna is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hardua Kalan (under 2 km), Sahilara (under 2 km) and Naktara (under 2 km).

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

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