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About Devakhedi Village

Devakhedi is a mid sized village in Khilchipur tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 722, made up of 374 males and 348 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1425.67 hectares hectares.

Devakhedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devakhedi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Khilchipur
Area (hectares) 1425.67 hectares
Population 722
Male Population 374
Female Population 348
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
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 Devakhedi compares

By the 2011 count Devakhedi is the 55th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 531 residents. Its 1425.67 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Devakhedi

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

Devakhedi lies about 24 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Udiyan Khedi, 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 Devakhedi
Tehsil headquarters Khilchipur 10 km
Nearest town Jirapur 14 km
District headquarters Rajgarh 24 km
Nearest railway station Udiyan Khedi 36 km

Villages closest to Devakhedi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devakhedi village had a population of 722. That makes it the 55th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 531 residents.

Devakhedi village has 374 males and 348 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devakhedi has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Devakhedi covers 1425.67 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.

Devakhedi falls under Khilchipur tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Devakhedi is Udiyan Khedi, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Devakhedi.

Devakhedi is about 24 km from Rajgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devakhedi is in Khilchipur tehsil of Rajgarh district. Khilchipur is about 10 km away. Jirapur is about 14 km away. Rajgarh is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Moya Khedi (under 2 km), Madhopur (1.6 km) and Bisnya (1.7 km).

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

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