About Dhandera Village

Dhandera is a mid sized village in Badarwas tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,153, made up of 620 males and 533 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 540.15 hectares hectares.

Dhandera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhandera village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Shivpuri
Tehsil	Badarwas
Area (hectares)	540.15 hectares
Population	1,153
Male Population	620
Female Population	533
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	860
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available

How Dhandera compares

By the 2011 count Dhandera is the 47th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 540.15 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Dhandera

Dhandera is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhandera as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhandera from other places

Dhandera lies about 38 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Lukwasa, about 25 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 Dhandera
Nearest railway station	Lukwasa	25 km
Tehsil headquarters	Badarwas	32 km
District headquarters	Shivpuri	38 km

Villages closest to Dhandera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhandera village had a population of 1,153. That makes it the 47th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Dhandera village has 620 males and 533 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhandera has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 909.

Dhandera covers 540.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhandera falls under Badarwas tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhandera is Lukwasa, about 25 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhandera.

Dhandera is about 38 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhandera is in Badarwas tehsil of Shivpuri district. Lukwasa is about 25 km away. Badarwas is about 32 km away. Shivpuri is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.