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About Dhanpura Village

Dhanpura is a small village in Ghansaur tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 290, made up of 149 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227.49 hectares hectares.

Dhanpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanpura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Ghansaur
Area (hectares) 227.49 hectares
Population 290
Male Population 149
Female Population 141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhanpura compares

By the 2011 count Dhanpura is the 184th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 593 residents. Its 227.49 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Dhanpura

Dhanpura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhanpura 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhanpura from other places

Dhanpura lies about 76 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Nidhani, about 2.8 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 Dhanpura
Nearest railway station Nidhani 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghansaur 5.7 km
Nearest town Nainpur 25 km
District headquarters Seoni 76 km

Villages closest to Dhanpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanpura village had a population of 290. That makes it the 184th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 593 residents.

Dhanpura village has 149 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanpura has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Dhanpura covers 227.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhanpura falls under Ghansaur tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhanpura is Nidhani, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Dhanpura.

Dhanpura is about 76 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanpura is in Ghansaur tehsil of Seoni district. Nidhani is about 2.8 km away. Ghansaur is about 5.7 km away. Nainpur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jam (1.8 km), Nidhani (2.2 km) and Bandra (2.2 km).

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

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