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About Dandi Village

Dandi is a mid sized village in Gopadbanas tehsil, in the district of Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,134, made up of 603 males and 531 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257.07 hectares hectares.

Dandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dandi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sidhi
Tehsil Gopadbanas
Area (hectares) 257.07 hectares
Population 1,134
Male Population 603
Female Population 531
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dandi compares

By the 2011 count Dandi is the 78th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents. Its 257.07 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 943.

Getting to Dandi

Dandi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dandi 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 within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dandi from other places

Dandi lies about 32 km from Sidhi. 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 Dandi
Nearest town Rewa 31 km
Tehsil headquarters Gopadbanas 32 km
District headquarters Sidhi 32 km

Villages closest to Dandi

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 Dandi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dandi village had a population of 1,134. That makes it the 78th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents.

Dandi village has 603 males and 531 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dandi has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Dandi covers 257.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Dandi notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Dandi.

Dandi is about 32 km from Sidhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dandi is in Gopadbanas tehsil of Sidhi district. Rewa is about 31 km away. Gopadbanas is about 32 km away. Sidhi is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muthigawan Khurd (6.1 km), Padainiya Khurd (6.1 km) and Tonadah (17 km).

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

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