About Dhanpura Village

Dhanpura is a mid sized village in Sohagpur tehsil, in the district of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 832, made up of 434 males and 398 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 501.32 hectares hectares.

Dhanpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanpura village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Shahdol
Tehsil	Sohagpur
Area (hectares)	501.32 hectares
Population	832
Male Population	434
Female Population	398
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	917
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 136th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents. Its 501.32 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 986.

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 11 km from Shahdol, and the nearest railway station is Chhada, about 2.7 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	Chhada	2.7 km
District headquarters	Shahdol	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sohagpur	14 km

Villages closest to Dhanpura

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

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Common questions about Dhanpura

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanpura village had a population of 832. That makes it the 136th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents.

Dhanpura village has 434 males and 398 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanpura has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Dhanpura covers 501.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhanpura falls under Sohagpur tehsil of Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhanpura is Chhada, about 2.7 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 11 km from Shahdol in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanpura is in Sohagpur tehsil of Shahdol district. Chhada is about 2.7 km away. Shahdol is about 11 km away. Sohagpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.