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About Dhodhiya Village

Dhodhiya is a small village in Badarwas tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 316, made up of 169 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 295.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 435781, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhodhiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhodhiya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Badarwas
Pincode 435781
Area (hectares) 295.03 hectares
Population 316
Male Population 169
Female Population 147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhodhiya compares

By the 2011 count Dhodhiya is the 125th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 295.03 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Dhodhiya

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

How far is Dhodhiya from other places

Dhodhiya lies about 40 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Lukwasa, about 17 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 Dhodhiya
Nearest railway station Lukwasa 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Badarwas 22 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 40 km

Villages closest to Dhodhiya

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.

Common questions about Dhodhiya

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhodhiya village had a population of 316. That makes it the 125th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Dhodhiya village has 169 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhodhiya has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 909.

The pincode recorded for Dhodhiya is 435781. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhodhiya covers 295.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhodhiya is Lukwasa, about 17 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dhodhiya.

Dhodhiya is about 40 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhodhiya is in Badarwas tehsil of Shivpuri district. Lukwasa is about 17 km away. Badarwas is about 22 km away. Shivpuri is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Atarai (1.9 km), Sigharai (2.2 km) and Thati (2.4 km).

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

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