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About Dhondpur Village

Dhondpur is a mid sized village in Badoda tehsil, in the district of Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 717, made up of 387 males and 330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 560 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 476332, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhondpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhondpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sheopur
Tehsil Badoda
Pincode 476332
Area (hectares) 560 hectares
Population 717
Male Population 387
Female Population 330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhondpur compares

By the 2011 count Dhondpur is the 47th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 923 residents. Its 560 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 910.

Getting to Dhondpur

Dhondpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhondpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dhondpur from other places

Dhondpur lies about 11 km from Sheopur, and the nearest railway station is Sheopur Kalan, about 12 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 Dhondpur
District headquarters Sheopur 11 km
Nearest railway station Sheopur Kalan 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Badoda 12 km

Villages closest to Dhondpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhondpur village had a population of 717. That makes it the 47th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 923 residents.

Dhondpur village has 387 males and 330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhondpur has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Dhondpur is 476332. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhondpur covers 560 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.

Dhondpur falls under Badoda tehsil of Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhondpur is Sheopur Kalan, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhondpur.

Dhondpur is about 11 km from Sheopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhondpur is in Badoda tehsil of Sheopur district. Sheopur is about 11 km away. Sheopur Kalan is about 12 km away. Badoda is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lat (3.0 km), Latawni (3.0 km) and Talawda (3.5 km).

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

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