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About Driyaganj Village

Driyaganj is a small village in Chicholi tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 470, made up of 226 males and 244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116 hectares hectares.

Driyaganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Driyaganj village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Chicholi
Area (hectares) 116 hectares
Population 470
Male Population 226
Female Population 244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,080
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Driyaganj compares

By the 2011 count Driyaganj is the 52nd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 981 residents. Its 116 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Driyaganj

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

Driyaganj lies about 58 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Bhaironpur, about 25 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 Driyaganj
Nearest railway station Bhaironpur 25 km
Nearest town Seoni Mālwa 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Chicholi 32 km
District headquarters Betul 58 km

Villages closest to Driyaganj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Driyaganj village had a population of 470. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 981 residents.

Driyaganj village has 226 males and 244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Driyaganj has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

Driyaganj covers 116 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Driyaganj falls under Chicholi tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Driyaganj is Bhaironpur, about 25 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 Driyaganj.

Driyaganj is about 58 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Driyaganj is in Chicholi tehsil of Betul district. Bhaironpur is about 25 km away. Seoni Mālwa is about 26 km away. Chicholi is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gawasen (4.8 km), Jhiriyadoh (5.7 km) and Kursena (7.1 km).

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

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