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About Dhekali Village

Dhekali is a small village in Manawar tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 475, made up of 234 males and 241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 248.43 hectares hectares.

Dhekali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhekali village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Manawar
Area (hectares) 248.43 hectares
Population 475
Male Population 234
Female Population 241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhekali compares

By the 2011 count Dhekali is the 178th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,422 residents. Its 248.43 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Dhekali

Dhekali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhekali as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dewara, Dewgarh, Dewla and Dhankhedi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dhekali

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhekali village had a population of 475. That makes it the 178th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,422 residents.

Dhekali village has 234 males and 241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhekali has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Dhekali covers 248.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhekali falls under Manawar tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Dhekali notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhekali.

Dhekali is in Manawar tehsil of Dhar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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