About Dhikwada Village

Dhikwada is a mid sized village in Sohagpur tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,053, made up of 550 males and 503 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 424.64 hectares hectares.

Dhikwada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhikwada village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Hoshangabad
Tehsil	Sohagpur
Area (hectares)	424.64 hectares
Population	1,053
Male Population	550
Female Population	503
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhikwada compares

By the 2011 count Dhikwada is the 30th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 783 residents. Its 424.64 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Dhikwada

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

Dhikwada lies about 57 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Sobhapur, about 8.8 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 Dhikwada
Nearest railway station	Sobhapur	8.8 km
Nearest town	Pipariā	9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sohagpur	14 km
District headquarters	Hoshangabad	57 km

Villages closest to Dhikwada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhikwada village had a population of 1,053. That makes it the 30th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 783 residents.

Dhikwada village has 550 males and 503 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhikwada has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

Dhikwada covers 424.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhikwada falls under Sohagpur tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhikwada is Sobhapur, about 8.8 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dhikwada.

Dhikwada is about 57 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhikwada is in Sohagpur tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Sobhapur is about 8.8 km away. Pipariā is about 9.5 km away. Sohagpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.