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About Dehra Village

Dehra is a mid sized village in Khilchipur tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 607, made up of 303 males and 304 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 372.22 hectares hectares.

Dehra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dehra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Khilchipur
Area (hectares) 372.22 hectares
Population 607
Male Population 303
Female Population 304
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
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 Dehra compares

By the 2011 count Dehra is the 77th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 531 residents. Its 372.22 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Dehra

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

Dehra lies about 22 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Pench, about 37 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 Dehra
Tehsil headquarters Khilchipur 13 km
District headquarters Rajgarh 22 km
Nearest town Rājgarh 22 km
Nearest railway station Pench 37 km

Villages closest to Dehra

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 Dehra

As per the Census of India 2011, Dehra village had a population of 607. That makes it the 77th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 531 residents.

Dehra village has 303 males and 304 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dehra has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

Dehra covers 372.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dehra is Pench, about 37 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 Dehra.

Dehra is about 22 km from Rajgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dehra is in Khilchipur tehsil of Rajgarh district. Khilchipur is about 13 km away. Rajgarh is about 22 km away. Rājgarh is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raghopur (under 2 km), Sameli (under 2 km) and Kotda (under 2 km).

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

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