Dhapna observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Madhya Pradesh.
By population, Dhapna ranks #35 of 110 villages in Alot mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dhapna is a village of 869 people in 182 households (Census 2011) in Alot tehsil, Ratlam district, Madhya Pradesh, the 35th-largest of 110 villages in Alot tehsil. Literacy is 51%, 2 points above the tehsil average of 49% and the sex ratio is 953 women per 1,000 men. It lies 56 km from the Ratlam district centre, 25 km from Dag, the nearest town, 11 km from Thuria railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 457114, served by Alote post office; the LGD village code is 470294. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital Alot, 10 km away. The sarpanch is Manjukunwar Shyamsingh, and the village votes in Mahidpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dinesh Jain Boss. The population is estimated at 1,025 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dhapna · this village | 869 | 51% | — |
| Bardiya Heerji · Gangdhar | 628 | 24% | 1.6 km NE |
| Beel Kheri · Gangdhar | 1,166 | 43% | 2.1 km N |
| Bhoja Khedi · Alot | 1,795 | 37% | 4.2 km W |
| Kumathiya · Gangdhar | 1,322 | 26% | 4.6 km N |
| Magsi · Gangdhar | 1,871 | 55% | 4.6 km NE |
| Dokar Khera · Gangdhar | 444 | 28% | 4.6 km W |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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