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About Dehri Village

Dehri is a small village in Jaora tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 487, made up of 257 males and 230 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 278.67 hectares hectares.

Dehri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dehri village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ratlam
Tehsil Jaora
Area (hectares) 278.67 hectares
Population 487
Male Population 257
Female Population 230
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
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 Dehri compares

By the 2011 count Dehri is the 114th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,105 residents. Its 278.67 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

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 <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 Dehri from other places

Dehri lies about 41 km from Ratlam. 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
Tehsil headquarters Jaora 12 km
District headquarters Ratlam 41 km

Villages closest to Dehri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaora 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 487. That makes it the 114th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,105 residents.

Dehri village has 257 males and 230 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dehri has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Dehri covers 278.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dehri falls under Jaora tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Dehri notes the nearest railway station 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 Dehri.

Dehri is about 41 km from Ratlam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dehri is in Jaora tehsil of Ratlam district. Jaora is about 12 km away. Ratlam is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jogi Pipaliya (1.8 km), Sindurkiya (2.1 km) and Khojan Kheda (2.8 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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