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About Dalkhedi Village

Dalkhedi is a small village in Sitamau tehsil, in the district of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 128, made up of 65 males and 63 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 234.96 hectares hectares.

Dalkhedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dalkhedi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandsaur
Tehsil Sitamau
Area (hectares) 234.96 hectares
Population 128
Male Population 65
Female Population 63
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dalkhedi compares

By the 2011 count Dalkhedi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,114 residents. Its 234.96 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Dalkhedi

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

Dalkhedi lies about 36 km from Mandsaur, and the nearest railway station is Chowmahala, about 19 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 Dalkhedi
Tehsil headquarters Sitamau 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Chowmahala 19 km
Nearest town Alot 28 km
District headquarters Mandsaur 36 km

Villages closest to Dalkhedi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dalkhedi village had a population of 128. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,114 residents.

Dalkhedi village has 65 males and 63 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dalkhedi has about 969 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 967.

Dalkhedi covers 234.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dalkhedi falls under Sitamau tehsil of Mandsaur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dalkhedi is Chowmahala, about 19 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 km distance for Dalkhedi.

Dalkhedi is about 36 km from Mandsaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dalkhedi is in Sitamau tehsil of Mandsaur district. Sitamau is about 7.3 km away. Chowmahala is about 19 km away. Alot is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Semalkheda (under 2 km), Dalawada (1.9 km) and Dabdi (2.0 km).

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

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