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About Dev Khedi Village

Dev Khedi is a mid sized village in Biaora tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 699, made up of 368 males and 331 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 203.74 hectares hectares.

Dev Khedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dev Khedi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Biaora
Area (hectares) 203.74 hectares
Population 699
Male Population 368
Female Population 331
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
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 Dev Khedi compares

By the 2011 count Dev Khedi is the 117th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 811 residents. Its 203.74 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Dev Khedi

Dev Khedi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dev Khedi 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 Dev Khedi from other places

Dev Khedi lies about 36 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Biyavra Rajgarh, about 16 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 Dev Khedi
Tehsil headquarters Biaora 15 km
Nearest railway station Biyavra Rajgarh 16 km
District headquarters Rajgarh 36 km

Villages closest to Dev Khedi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dev Khedi village had a population of 699. That makes it the 117th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 811 residents.

Dev Khedi village has 368 males and 331 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dev Khedi has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

Dev Khedi covers 203.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dev Khedi falls under Biaora tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dev Khedi is Biyavra Rajgarh, about 16 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 Dev Khedi.

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

Dev Khedi is in Biaora tehsil of Rajgarh district. Biaora is about 15 km away. Biyavra Rajgarh is about 16 km away. Rajgarh is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamoniya (under 2 km), Bhil Khedi (1.8 km) and Jami (1.9 km).

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

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