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About Dahela Village

Dahela is a mid sized village in Isagarh tehsil, in the district of Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 505, made up of 278 males and 227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 817 females per 1000 males. The village covers 340 hectares hectares.

Dahela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dahela village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ashoknagar
Tehsil Isagarh
Area (hectares) 340 hectares
Population 505
Male Population 278
Female Population 227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 817
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dahela compares

By the 2011 count Dahela is the 121st largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 925 residents. Its 340 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Dahela

Dahela is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dahela as Available within 5 - 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 Dahela from other places

Dahela lies about 20 km from Ashoknagar, and the nearest railway station is Ashok Nagar, about 20 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 Dahela
Tehsil headquarters Isagarh 16 km
Nearest railway station Ashok Nagar 20 km
District headquarters Ashoknagar 20 km

Villages closest to Dahela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dahela village had a population of 505. That makes it the 121st largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 925 residents.

Dahela village has 278 males and 227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dahela has about 817 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 913.

Dahela covers 340 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dahela falls under Isagarh tehsil of Ashoknagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dahela is Ashok Nagar, about 20 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dahela.

Dahela is about 20 km from Ashoknagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dahela is in Isagarh tehsil of Ashoknagar district. Isagarh is about 16 km away. Ashok Nagar is about 20 km away. Ashoknagar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipresara (2.4 km), Garenthi (2.7 km) and Khiriya Dewat (3.6 km).

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

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