About Dhekna Village

Dhekna is a mid sized village in Seoni Malwa tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,074, made up of 542 males and 532 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 286.36 hectares hectares.

Dhekna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhekna village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Hoshangabad
Tehsil	Seoni Malwa
Area (hectares)	286.36 hectares
Population	1,074
Male Population	542
Female Population	532
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	982
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhekna compares

By the 2011 count Dhekna is the 50th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 894 residents. Its 286.36 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Dhekna

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

Dhekna lies about 66 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Pagdhal, about 22 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 Dhekna
Nearest railway station	Pagdhal	22 km
Nearest town	Timurni	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Seoni Malwa	25 km
District headquarters	Hoshangabad	66 km

Villages closest to Dhekna

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Seoni Malwa 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.

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Common questions about Dhekna

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhekna village had a population of 1,074. That makes it the 50th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 894 residents.

Dhekna village has 542 males and 532 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhekna has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Dhekna covers 286.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhekna falls under Seoni Malwa tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhekna is Pagdhal, about 22 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 Dhekna.

Dhekna is about 66 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhekna is in Seoni Malwa tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Pagdhal is about 22 km away. Timurni is about 24 km away. Seoni Malwa is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.