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About Dedhiya Village

Dedhiya is a mid sized village in Mandvi tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 806, made up of 424 males and 382 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1073.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370450, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dedhiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dedhiya village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Mandvi
Pincode 370450
Area (hectares) 1073.56 hectares
Population 806
Male Population 424
Female Population 382
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dedhiya compares

By the 2011 count Dedhiya is the 55th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,652 residents. Its 1073.56 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Dedhiya

Dedhiya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dedhiya as Available within village. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dedhiya from other places

Dedhiya lies about 68 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Dhanvala Vada, about 21 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 Dedhiya
Nearest railway station Dhanvala Vada 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Mandvi 29 km
Nearest town Māndvi 29 km
District headquarters Kachchh 68 km

Villages closest to Dedhiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dedhiya village had a population of 806. That makes it the 55th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,652 residents.

Dedhiya village has 424 males and 382 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dedhiya has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Dedhiya is 370450. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dedhiya covers 1073.56 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.

Dedhiya falls under Mandvi tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Dedhiya is Dhanvala Vada, about 21 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dedhiya.

Dedhiya is about 68 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dedhiya is in Mandvi tehsil of Kachchh district. Dhanvala Vada is about 21 km away. Mandvi is about 29 km away. Māndvi is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kokaliya (2.3 km), Changdai (3.4 km) and Sabhrai Nani (3.5 km).

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

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