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About Dhankhori Village

Dhankhori is a mid sized village in Gopadbanas tehsil, in the district of Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,316, made up of 635 males and 681 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,072 females per 1000 males. The village covers 314.98 hectares hectares.

Dhankhori Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhankhori village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sidhi
Tehsil Gopadbanas
Area (hectares) 314.98 hectares
Population 1,316
Male Population 635
Female Population 681
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,072
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhankhori compares

By the 2011 count Dhankhori is the 62nd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents. Its 314.98 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Dhankhori

Dhankhori is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhankhori as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dhankhori from other places

Dhankhori lies about 10 km from Sidhi, and the nearest railway station is Marwasgram, about 31 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 Dhankhori
Tehsil headquarters Gopadbanas 10 km
District headquarters Sidhi 10 km
Nearest railway station Marwasgram 31 km

Villages closest to Dhankhori

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhankhori village had a population of 1,316. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents.

Dhankhori village has 635 males and 681 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhankhori has about 1072 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Dhankhori covers 314.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhankhori falls under Gopadbanas tehsil of Sidhi district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhankhori is Marwasgram, about 31 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhankhori.

Dhankhori is about 10 km from Sidhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhankhori is in Gopadbanas tehsil of Sidhi district. Gopadbanas is about 10 km away. Sidhi is about 10 km away. Marwasgram is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bamhani (under 2 km), Barmani (under 2 km) and Kubri (1.9 km).

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

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