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About Dhedia Village

Dhedia is a small village in Rajgarh tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 287, made up of 145 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149.99 hectares hectares.

Dhedia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhedia village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Rajgarh
Area (hectares) 149.99 hectares
Population 287
Male Population 145
Female Population 142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhedia compares

By the 2011 count Dhedia is the 223rd largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 149.99 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Dhedia

Dhedia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhedia as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Dhedia from other places

Dhedia lies about 14 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Pench, about 8.9 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 Dhedia
Nearest railway station Pench 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarh 14 km
Nearest town Rājgarh 14 km

Villages closest to Dhedia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhedia village had a population of 287. That makes it the 223rd largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Dhedia village has 145 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhedia has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 960.

Dhedia covers 149.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhedia falls under Rajgarh tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhedia is Pench, about 8.9 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 10+ km distance for Dhedia.

Dhedia is about 14 km from Rajgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhedia is in Rajgarh tehsil of Rajgarh district. Pench is about 8.9 km away. Rajgarh is about 14 km away. Rājgarh is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tindoniya (under 2 km), Nogaon (under 2 km) and Lawabey (under 2 km).

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

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