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About Dhamna Village

Dhamna is a small village in Karera tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 464, made up of 247 males and 217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 264.2 hectares hectares.

Dhamna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhamna village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Karera
Area (hectares) 264.2 hectares
Population 464
Male Population 247
Female Population 217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhamna compares

By the 2011 count Dhamna is the 88th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,656 residents. Its 264.2 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 857.

Getting to Dhamna

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

How far is Dhamna from other places

Dhamna lies about 55 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Chirula, about 29 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 Dhamna
Tehsil headquarters Karera 8.6 km
Nearest railway station Chirula 29 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 55 km

Villages closest to Dhamna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhamna village had a population of 464. That makes it the 88th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,656 residents.

Dhamna village has 247 males and 217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhamna has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 857.

Dhamna covers 264.2 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.

Dhamna falls under Karera tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhamna is Chirula, about 29 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhamna.

Dhamna is about 55 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhamna is in Karera tehsil of Shivpuri district. Karera is about 8.6 km away. Chirula is about 29 km away. Shivpuri is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khoha (under 2 km), Karotha (under 2 km) and Mungawali (2.1 km).

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

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