About Dehgaon Village

Dehgaon is one of the larger villages in Gairatganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,902, made up of 4,087 males and 3,815 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1830 hectares hectares.

Dehgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dehgaon village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Raisen
Tehsil	Gairatganj
Area (hectares)	1830 hectares
Population	7,902
Male Population	4,087
Female Population	3,815
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	933
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dehgaon compares

By the 2011 count Dehgaon is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 655 residents. Its 1830 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Dehgaon

Dehgaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dehgaon as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dehgaon from other places

Dehgaon lies about 32 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Sorai, about 36 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 Dehgaon
Tehsil headquarters	Gairatganj	17 km
District headquarters	Raisen	32 km
Nearest railway station	Sorai	36 km

Villages closest to Dehgaon

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

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Common questions about Dehgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Dehgaon village had a population of 7,902. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 655 residents.

Dehgaon village has 4,087 males and 3,815 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dehgaon has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 892.

Dehgaon covers 1830 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dehgaon falls under Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dehgaon is Sorai, about 36 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 village for Dehgaon.

Dehgaon is about 32 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dehgaon is in Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen district. Gairatganj is about 17 km away. Raisen is about 32 km away. Sorai is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.