Skip to main content

About Dahedi Village

Dahedi is a large village in Kirnapur tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,118, made up of 1,062 males and 1,056 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 378.69 hectares hectares.

Dahedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dahedi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Kirnapur
Area (hectares) 378.69 hectares
Population 2,118
Male Population 1,062
Female Population 1,056
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dahedi compares

By the 2011 count Dahedi is the 25th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 378.69 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Dahedi

Dahedi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dahedi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dahedi from other places

Dahedi lies about 24 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Khara, about 16 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 Dahedi
Tehsil headquarters Kirnapur 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Khara 16 km
District headquarters Balaghat 24 km
Nearest town Bālāghāt 24 km

Villages closest to Dahedi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dahedi village had a population of 2,118. That makes it the 25th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Dahedi village has 1,062 males and 1,056 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dahedi has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1024.

Dahedi covers 378.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dahedi falls under Kirnapur tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dahedi is Khara, about 16 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 village for Dahedi.

Dahedi is about 24 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dahedi is in Kirnapur tehsil of Balaghat district. Kirnapur is about 5.6 km away. Khara is about 16 km away. Balaghat is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Morwahi (under 2 km), Salhe (1.8 km) and Katori (1.8 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.