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About Dhenka Village

Dhenka is a mid sized village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 766, made up of 394 males and 372 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 423.87 hectares hectares.

Dhenka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhenka village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Seoni
Area (hectares) 423.87 hectares
Population 766
Male Population 394
Female Population 372
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
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 Dhenka compares

By the 2011 count Dhenka is the 110th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 861 residents. Its 423.87 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Dhenka

Dhenka is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhenka 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 Dhenka from other places

Dhenka lies about 30 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Jurtara, about 3.0 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 Dhenka
Nearest railway station Jurtara 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 30 km

Villages closest to Dhenka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhenka village had a population of 766. That makes it the 110th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 861 residents.

Dhenka village has 394 males and 372 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhenka has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Dhenka covers 423.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhenka falls under Seoni tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhenka is Jurtara, about 3.0 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 Dhenka.

Dhenka is about 30 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhenka is in Seoni tehsil of Seoni district. Jurtara is about 3.0 km away. Seoni is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhui (under 2 km), Singhodi (3.0 km) and Singhodi No 1 (3.0 km).

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

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