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About Deshawadi Village

Deshawadi is a large village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,351, made up of 1,184 males and 1,167 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1602 hectares hectares.

Deshawadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Deshawadi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Shahpur
Area (hectares) 1602 hectares
Population 2,351
Male Population 1,184
Female Population 1,167
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Deshawadi compares

By the 2011 count Deshawadi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 852 residents. Its 1602 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 991.

Getting to Deshawadi

Deshawadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Deshawadi as Available within village. 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 Deshawadi from other places

Deshawadi lies about 27 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Barbatpur, about 6.2 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 Deshawadi
Nearest railway station Barbatpur 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 6.5 km
Nearest town Sārni 25 km
District headquarters Betul 27 km

Villages closest to Deshawadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Deshawadi village had a population of 2,351. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 852 residents.

Deshawadi village has 1,184 males and 1,167 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Deshawadi has about 986 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 991.

Deshawadi covers 1602 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.

Deshawadi falls under Shahpur tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Deshawadi is Barbatpur, about 6.2 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 village for Deshawadi.

Deshawadi is about 27 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Deshawadi is in Shahpur tehsil of Betul district. Barbatpur is about 6.2 km away. Shahpur is about 6.5 km away. Sārni is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mali Silpati (under 2 km), Mokha Mal (1.7 km) and Mokha Ryt (1.7 km).

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

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