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About Dhuwa Khedi Village

Dhuwa Khedi is a mid sized village in Khilchipur tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,137, made up of 590 males and 547 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 394.65 hectares hectares.

Dhuwa Khedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhuwa Khedi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Khilchipur
Area (hectares) 394.65 hectares
Population 1,137
Male Population 590
Female Population 547
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
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 Dhuwa Khedi compares

By the 2011 count Dhuwa Khedi is the 30th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 531 residents. Its 394.65 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Dhuwa Khedi

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

Dhuwa Khedi lies about 26 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Udiyan Khedi, about 34 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 Dhuwa Khedi
Nearest town Jirapur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Khilchipur 14 km
District headquarters Rajgarh 26 km
Nearest railway station Udiyan Khedi 34 km

Villages closest to Dhuwa Khedi

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 Dhuwa Khedi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhuwa Khedi village had a population of 1,137. That makes it the 30th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 531 residents.

Dhuwa Khedi village has 590 males and 547 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhuwa Khedi has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Dhuwa Khedi covers 394.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhuwa Khedi falls under Khilchipur tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhuwa Khedi is Udiyan Khedi, about 34 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 Dhuwa Khedi.

Dhuwa Khedi is about 26 km from Rajgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhuwa Khedi is in Khilchipur tehsil of Rajgarh district. Jirapur is about 14 km away. Khilchipur is about 14 km away. Rajgarh is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nataram (under 2 km), Deeglya Khedi (under 2 km) and Chitawalia (1.6 km).

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

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