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About Dasna Village

Dasna is a mid sized village in Moth tehsil, in the district of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 509, made up of 279 males and 230 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 824 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206.08 hectares hectares.

Dasna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dasna village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jhansi
Tehsil Moth
Area (hectares) 206.08 hectares
Population 509
Male Population 279
Female Population 230
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 824
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dasna compares

By the 2011 count Dasna is the 148th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 206.08 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 903.

Getting to Dasna

Dasna is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dasna as Available within 10+ 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 Dasna from other places

Dasna lies about 36 km from Jhansi, and the nearest railway station is Nandkhas, about 11 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 Dasna
Nearest town Bhānder 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Nandkhas 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Moth 17 km
District headquarters Jhansi 36 km

Villages closest to Dasna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dasna village had a population of 509. That makes it the 148th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Dasna village has 279 males and 230 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dasna has about 824 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

Dasna covers 206.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dasna falls under Moth tehsil of Jhansi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dasna is Nandkhas, about 11 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 km distance for Dasna.

Dasna is about 36 km from Jhansi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dasna is in Moth tehsil of Jhansi district. Bhānder is about 4.0 km away. Nandkhas is about 11 km away. Moth is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shahpur (2.3 km), Chandar (3.1 km) and Birguwan (4.0 km).

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

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