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About Dharu Khedi Village

Dharu Khedi is a mid sized village in Harsud tehsil, in the district of Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,384, made up of 733 males and 651 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 774.09 hectares hectares.

Dharu Khedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharu Khedi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khandwa
Tehsil Harsud
Area (hectares) 774.09 hectares
Population 1,384
Male Population 733
Female Population 651
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharu Khedi compares

By the 2011 count Dharu Khedi is the 27th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,143 residents. Its 774.09 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Dharu Khedi

Dharu Khedi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dharu Khedi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Dharu Khedi from other places

Dharu Khedi lies about 51 km from Khandwa, and the nearest railway station is Barud, about 4.5 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 Dharu Khedi
Nearest railway station Barud 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Harsud 12 km
Nearest town Chhanerā 13 km
District headquarters Khandwa 51 km

Villages closest to Dharu Khedi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharu Khedi village had a population of 1,384. That makes it the 27th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,143 residents.

Dharu Khedi village has 733 males and 651 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharu Khedi has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 909.

Dharu Khedi covers 774.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dharu Khedi falls under Harsud tehsil of Khandwa district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dharu Khedi is Barud, about 4.5 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 10+ km distance for Dharu Khedi.

Dharu Khedi is about 51 km from Khandwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharu Khedi is in Harsud tehsil of Khandwa district. Barud is about 4.5 km away. Harsud is about 12 km away. Chhanerā is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shahpura Mal (2.0 km), Bori Saray (2.3 km) and Chhipipura (2.4 km).

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

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