About Dhand Village

Dhand is a large village in Karera tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,549, made up of 1,341 males and 1,208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1169.16 hectares hectares.

Dhand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhand village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Shivpuri
Tehsil	Karera
Area (hectares)	1169.16 hectares
Population	2,549
Male Population	1,341
Female Population	1,208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	901
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 Dhand compares

By the 2011 count Dhand is the 14th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,656 residents. Its 1169.16 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 857.

Getting to Dhand

Dhand is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhand 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 Dhand from other places

Dhand lies about 66 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Khajraha, about 19 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 Dhand
Tehsil headquarters	Karera	19 km
Nearest railway station	Khajraha	19 km
District headquarters	Shivpuri	66 km

Villages closest to Dhand

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.

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Common questions about Dhand

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhand village had a population of 2,549. That makes it the 14th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,656 residents.

Dhand village has 1,341 males and 1,208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhand has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 857.

Dhand covers 1169.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhand is Khajraha, about 19 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 Dhand.

Dhand is about 66 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhand is in Karera tehsil of Shivpuri district. Karera is about 19 km away. Khajraha is about 19 km away. Shivpuri is about 66 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.