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About Dandi Village

Dandi is a small village in Unchahara tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 263, made up of 134 males and 129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 294.53 hectares hectares.

Dandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dandi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Unchahara
Area (hectares) 294.53 hectares
Population 263
Male Population 134
Female Population 129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dandi compares

By the 2011 count Dandi is the 145th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 810 residents. Its 294.53 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Dandi

Dandi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dandi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dandi from other places

Dandi lies about 28 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Baghai Road, about 17 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 Dandi
Nearest railway station Baghai Road 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Unchahara 28 km
District headquarters Satna 28 km

Villages closest to Dandi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dandi village had a population of 263. That makes it the 145th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 810 residents.

Dandi village has 134 males and 129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dandi has about 963 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 949.

Dandi covers 294.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dandi falls under Unchahara tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dandi is Baghai Road, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dandi.

Dandi is about 28 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dandi is in Unchahara tehsil of Satna district. Baghai Road is about 17 km away. Unchahara is about 28 km away. Satna is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Titahidandi (under 2 km), Madhau (3.8 km) and Madphai (5.1 km).

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

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