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About Dehri Village

Dehri is a small village in Rajgarh tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 383, made up of 187 males and 196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.38 hectares hectares.

Dehri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dehri village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Rajgarh
Area (hectares) 162.38 hectares
Population 383
Male Population 187
Female Population 196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
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 Dehri compares

By the 2011 count Dehri is the 175th largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 162.38 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Dehri

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

Dehri lies about 17 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Pench, about 9.3 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 Dehri
Nearest railway station Pench 9.3 km
Nearest town Chāchaura 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarh 17 km

Villages closest to Dehri

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 Dehri

As per the Census of India 2011, Dehri village had a population of 383. That makes it the 175th largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Dehri village has 187 males and 196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dehri has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

Dehri covers 162.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dehri is Pench, about 9.3 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 Dehri.

Dehri is about 17 km from Rajgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dehri is in Rajgarh tehsil of Rajgarh district. Pench is about 9.3 km away. Chāchaura is about 16 km away. Rajgarh is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dehri Thakur (under 2 km), Bankpura (under 2 km) and Ranklya (under 2 km).

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

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