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About Dhan Khedi Village

Dhan Khedi is a mid sized village in Sawer tehsil, in the district of Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 765, made up of 409 males and 356 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 351.87 hectares hectares.

Dhan Khedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhan Khedi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Indore
Tehsil Sawer
Area (hectares) 351.87 hectares
Population 765
Male Population 409
Female Population 356
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhan Khedi compares

By the 2011 count Dhan Khedi is the 88th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,378 residents. Its 351.87 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Dhan Khedi

Dhan Khedi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhan Khedi as Available within <5 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 Dhan Khedi from other places

Dhan Khedi lies about 18 km from Indore, and the nearest railway station is Dakchya, about 6.0 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 Dhan Khedi
Nearest railway station Dakchya 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Sawer 14 km
Nearest town Bāngarda Chhota 16 km
District headquarters Indore 18 km

Villages closest to Dhan Khedi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sawer 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 Dhan Khedi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhan Khedi village had a population of 765. That makes it the 88th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,378 residents.

Dhan Khedi village has 409 males and 356 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhan Khedi has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Dhan Khedi covers 351.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhan Khedi falls under Sawer tehsil of Indore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhan Khedi is Dakchya, about 6.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhan Khedi.

Dhan Khedi is about 18 km from Indore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhan Khedi is in Sawer tehsil of Indore district. Dakchya is about 6.0 km away. Sawer is about 14 km away. Bāngarda Chhota is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khakrod (1.7 km), Amli Kheda (1.9 km) and Mundla Husain (2.0 km).

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

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