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About Dewjhiri Village

Dewjhiri is a small village in Dhar tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 48, made up of 28 males and 20 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 714 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.88 hectares hectares.

Dewjhiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewjhiri village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Dhar
Area (hectares) 93.88 hectares
Population 48
Male Population 28
Female Population 20
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 714
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dewjhiri compares

By the 2011 count Dewjhiri is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 818 residents. Its 93.88 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 966.

Getting to Dewjhiri

Dewjhiri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dewjhiri as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Dewjhiri from other places

Dewjhiri lies about 31 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Patalpani Waterfall, about 32 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 Dewjhiri
Nearest town Dhāmnod 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhar 31 km
Nearest railway station Patalpani Waterfall 32 km

Villages closest to Dewjhiri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewjhiri village had a population of 48. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 818 residents.

Dewjhiri village has 28 males and 20 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewjhiri has about 714 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

Dewjhiri covers 93.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dewjhiri falls under Dhar tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dewjhiri is Patalpani Waterfall, about 32 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 10+ km distance for Dewjhiri.

Dewjhiri is about 31 km from Dhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dewjhiri is in Dhar tehsil of Dhar district. Dhāmnod is about 21 km away. Dhar is about 31 km away. Patalpani Waterfall 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 Rajgarh (under 2 km), Ramgarh (under 2 km) and Bhimgarh (1.9 km).

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

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