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About Dhaniya Village

Dhaniya is a small village in Unchahara tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 313, made up of 163 males and 150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 964.22 hectares hectares.

Dhaniya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhaniya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Unchahara
Area (hectares) 964.22 hectares
Population 313
Male Population 163
Female Population 150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhaniya compares

By the 2011 count Dhaniya is the 133rd largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 810 residents. Its 964.22 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Dhaniya

Dhaniya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhaniya 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhaniya from other places

Dhaniya lies about 28 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Unchhera, about 11 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 Dhaniya
Nearest railway station Unchhera 11 km
Nearest town Maihar 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Unchahara 28 km
District headquarters Satna 28 km

Villages closest to Dhaniya

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 Dhaniya

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhaniya village had a population of 313. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 810 residents.

Dhaniya village has 163 males and 150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhaniya has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

Dhaniya covers 964.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhaniya is Unchhera, about 11 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhaniya.

Dhaniya 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.

Dhaniya is in Unchahara tehsil of Satna district. Unchhera is about 11 km away. Maihar is about 12 km away. Unchahara 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 Itha Khokharra (3.5 km), Urai Chuwa (4.0 km) and Sakhauha Khurd (5.1 km).

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

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