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About Dhanana Village

Dhanana is a mid sized village in Ashta tehsil, in the district of Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 873, made up of 473 males and 400 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 846 females per 1000 males. The village covers 445.78 hectares hectares.

Dhanana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanana village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sehore
Tehsil Ashta
Area (hectares) 445.78 hectares
Population 873
Male Population 473
Female Population 400
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 846
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanana compares

By the 2011 count Dhanana is the 84th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,025 residents. Its 445.78 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Dhanana

Dhanana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhanana as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhanana from other places

Dhanana lies about 44 km from Sehore, and the nearest railway station is Jabri, about 33 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 Dhanana
Tehsil headquarters Ashta 7.4 km
Nearest railway station Jabri 33 km
District headquarters Sehore 44 km

Villages closest to Dhanana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanana village had a population of 873. That makes it the 84th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,025 residents.

Dhanana village has 473 males and 400 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanana has about 846 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 914.

Dhanana covers 445.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhanana falls under Ashta tehsil of Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhanana is Jabri, about 33 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 <5 km distance for Dhanana.

Dhanana is about 44 km from Sehore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanana is in Ashta tehsil of Sehore district. Ashta is about 7.4 km away. Jabri is about 33 km away. Sehore is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhamura (1.9 km), Duka (2.1 km) and Hakimabad (2.9 km).

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

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