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About Deshwalya Village

Deshwalya is a large village in Kukshi tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,570, made up of 1,283 males and 1,287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 579 hectares hectares.

Deshwalya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Deshwalya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Kukshi
Area (hectares) 579 hectares
Population 2,570
Male Population 1,283
Female Population 1,287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Deshwalya compares

By the 2011 count Deshwalya is the 19th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents. Its 579 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Deshwalya

Deshwalya is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Deshwalya as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Deshwalya from other places

Deshwalya lies about 68 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Jobat, about 38 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 Deshwalya
Tehsil headquarters Kukshi 10 km
Nearest railway station Jobat 38 km
District headquarters Dhar 68 km

Villages closest to Deshwalya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Deshwalya village had a population of 2,570. That makes it the 19th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents.

Deshwalya village has 1,283 males and 1,287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Deshwalya has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 999.

Deshwalya covers 579 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Deshwalya falls under Kukshi tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Deshwalya is Jobat, about 38 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Deshwalya.

Deshwalya is about 68 km from Dhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Deshwalya is in Kukshi tehsil of Dhar district. Kukshi is about 10 km away. Jobat is about 38 km away. Dhar is about 68 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kolgaon (2.7 km), Nanoda (2.7 km) and Raswa (3.1 km).

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

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