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About Dewakheda Village

Dewakheda is a mid sized village in Malhargarh tehsil, in the district of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 709, made up of 357 males and 352 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 259.7 hectares hectares.

Dewakheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewakheda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandsaur
Tehsil Malhargarh
Area (hectares) 259.7 hectares
Population 709
Male Population 357
Female Population 352
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dewakheda compares

By the 2011 count Dewakheda is the 91st largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,006 residents. Its 259.7 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Dewakheda

Dewakheda is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dewakheda as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Dewakheda from other places

Dewakheda lies about 29 km from Mandsaur, and the nearest railway station is Sindpan, about 28 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 Dewakheda
Nearest railway station Sindpan 28 km
District headquarters Mandsaur 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Malhargarh 32 km

Villages closest to Dewakheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewakheda village had a population of 709. That makes it the 91st largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,006 residents.

Dewakheda village has 357 males and 352 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewakheda has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 985.

Dewakheda covers 259.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dewakheda falls under Malhargarh tehsil of Mandsaur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dewakheda is Sindpan, about 28 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dewakheda.

Dewakheda is about 29 km from Mandsaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dewakheda is in Malhargarh tehsil of Mandsaur district. Sindpan is about 28 km away. Mandsaur is about 29 km away. Malhargarh is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balaheda (2.0 km), Hathiboliya (2.0 km) and Barkheda Dangi (2.3 km).

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

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