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About Dhandia Village

Dhandia is a small village in Nasrullaganj tehsil, in the district of Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 475, made up of 255 males and 220 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 344.53 hectares hectares.

Dhandia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhandia village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sehore
Tehsil Nasrullaganj
Area (hectares) 344.53 hectares
Population 475
Male Population 255
Female Population 220
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhandia compares

By the 2011 count Dhandia is the 109th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 344.53 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 925.

Getting to Dhandia

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

How far is Dhandia from other places

Dhandia lies about 54 km from Sehore, and the nearest railway station is Banapura, about 37 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 Dhandia
Tehsil headquarters Nasrullaganj 7.6 km
Nearest town Nasrullāhganj 7.6 km
Nearest railway station Banapura 37 km
District headquarters Sehore 54 km

Villages closest to Dhandia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhandia village had a population of 475. That makes it the 109th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Dhandia village has 255 males and 220 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhandia has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Dhandia covers 344.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhandia falls under Nasrullaganj tehsil of Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhandia is Banapura, about 37 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhandia.

Dhandia is about 54 km from Sehore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhandia is in Nasrullaganj tehsil of Sehore district. Nasrullaganj is about 7.6 km away. Nasrullāhganj is about 7.6 km away. Banapura is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rithwar (under 2 km), Hathighat (1.9 km) and Panchor (2.1 km).

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

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