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About Dharna Kalan Village

Dharna Kalan is a large village in Barghat tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,274, made up of 1,645 males and 1,629 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 404.51 hectares hectares.

Dharna Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharna Kalan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Barghat
Area (hectares) 404.51 hectares
Population 3,274
Male Population 1,645
Female Population 1,629
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharna Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Dharna Kalan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,370 residents. Its 404.51 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Dharna Kalan

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

Dharna Kalan lies about 28 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Bhoma, about 20 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 Dharna Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Barghat 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Bhoma 20 km
District headquarters Seoni 28 km

Villages closest to Dharna Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barghat 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 Dharna Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharna Kalan village had a population of 3,274. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,370 residents.

Dharna Kalan village has 1,645 males and 1,629 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharna Kalan has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1017.

Dharna Kalan covers 404.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dharna Kalan falls under Barghat tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dharna Kalan is Bhoma, about 20 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dharna Kalan.

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

Dharna Kalan is in Barghat tehsil of Seoni district. Barghat is about 8.7 km away. Bhoma is about 20 km away. Seoni 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 Paunar Kalan (under 2 km), Dharna Khurd (under 2 km) and Gangpur (1.9 km).

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

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