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About Deothan Village

Deothan is a mid sized village in Amla tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 610, made up of 307 males and 303 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 526.58 hectares hectares.

Deothan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Deothan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Amla
Area (hectares) 526.58 hectares
Population 610
Male Population 307
Female Population 303
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Deothan compares

By the 2011 count Deothan is the 103rd largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 961 residents. Its 526.58 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Deothan

Deothan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Deothan as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Deothan from other places

Deothan lies about 21 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Amla Juncion, about 4.9 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 Deothan
Nearest railway station Amla Juncion 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Amla 5.6 km
District headquarters Betul 21 km

Villages closest to Deothan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Deothan village had a population of 610. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 961 residents.

Deothan village has 307 males and 303 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Deothan has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 992.

Deothan covers 526.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Deothan falls under Amla tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Deothan is Amla Juncion, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Deothan.

Deothan is about 21 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Deothan is in Amla tehsil of Betul district. Amla Juncion is about 4.9 km away. Amla is about 5.6 km away. Betul is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarndai (1.8 km), Andhariya (1.9 km) and Awariya (2.8 km).

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

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