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About Diya Village

Diya is a small village in Pawai tehsil, in the district of Panna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 148, made up of 82 males and 66 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 805 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.33 hectares hectares.

Diya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Diya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Panna
Tehsil Pawai
Area (hectares) 140.33 hectares
Population 148
Male Population 82
Female Population 66
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 805
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Diya compares

By the 2011 count Diya is the 151st largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 894 residents. Its 140.33 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Diya

Diya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Diya as Available within 10+ 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 Diya from other places

Diya lies about 35 km from Panna, and the nearest railway station is Khajuraho, about 52 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 Diya
Tehsil headquarters Pawai 16 km
District headquarters Panna 35 km
Nearest railway station Khajuraho 52 km

Villages closest to Diya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Diya village had a population of 148. That makes it the 151st largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 894 residents.

Diya village has 82 males and 66 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Diya has about 805 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 909.

Diya covers 140.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Diya falls under Pawai tehsil of Panna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Diya is Khajuraho, about 52 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 <5 km distance for Diya.

Diya is about 35 km from Panna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Diya is in Pawai tehsil of Panna district. Pawai is about 16 km away. Panna is about 35 km away. Khajuraho is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tikaria (3.6 km), Hirapur (6.4 km) and Kaithi (7.1 km).

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

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