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About Dhatura Village

Dhatura is a large village in Maihar tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,469, made up of 1,786 males and 1,683 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 928.08 hectares hectares.

Dhatura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhatura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Maihar
Area (hectares) 928.08 hectares
Population 3,469
Male Population 1,786
Female Population 1,683
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhatura compares

By the 2011 count Dhatura is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents. Its 928.08 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Dhatura

Dhatura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhatura 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhatura from other places

Dhatura lies about 43 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Maihar, about 6.4 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 Dhatura
Nearest railway station Maihar 6.4 km
District headquarters Satna 43 km

Villages closest to Dhatura

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 Dhatura

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhatura village had a population of 3,469. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents.

Dhatura village has 1,786 males and 1,683 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhatura has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Dhatura covers 928.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhatura is Maihar, about 6.4 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhatura.

Dhatura is about 43 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhatura is in Maihar tehsil of Satna district. Maihar is about 6.4 km away. Satna is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khaira (under 2 km), Goraiya Khurd (1.7 km) and Goraiya Kalan (1.7 km).

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

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