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About Dehen Village

Dehen is a small village in Mhasla tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 273, made up of 82 males and 191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 2,329 females per 1000 males. The village covers 345.82 hectares hectares.

Dehen Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dehen village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Mhasla
Area (hectares) 345.82 hectares
Population 273
Male Population 82
Female Population 191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 2,329
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dehen compares

By the 2011 count Dehen is the 56th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 620 residents. Its 345.82 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1288.

Getting to Dehen

Dehen is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dehen as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Bhekryacha Kond, Chichonde, Chikhalap and Chirgaon. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dehen

As per the Census of India 2011, Dehen village had a population of 273. That makes it the 56th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 620 residents.

Dehen village has 82 males and 191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dehen has about 2329 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1288.

Dehen covers 345.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dehen falls under Mhasla tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Dehen notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Dehen.

Dehen is in Mhasla tehsil of Raigarh district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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