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About Dhikwa Village

Dhikwa is a mid sized village in Ratlam tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,827, made up of 922 males and 905 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 984.99 hectares hectares.

Dhikwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhikwa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ratlam
Tehsil Ratlam
Area (hectares) 984.99 hectares
Population 1,827
Male Population 922
Female Population 905
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhikwa compares

By the 2011 count Dhikwa is the 50th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,570 residents. Its 984.99 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 964.

Getting to Dhikwa

Dhikwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhikwa as Available within 5 - 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 Dhikwa from other places

Dhikwa lies about 22 km from Ratlam, and the nearest railway station is Pritam Nagar, about 3.0 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 Dhikwa
Nearest railway station Pritam Nagar 3.0 km
Nearest town Badnāwar 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Ratlam 22 km

Villages closest to Dhikwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhikwa village had a population of 1,827. That makes it the 50th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,570 residents.

Dhikwa village has 922 males and 905 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhikwa has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

Dhikwa covers 984.99 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.

Dhikwa falls under Ratlam tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhikwa is Pritam Nagar, about 3.0 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhikwa.

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

Dhikwa is in Ratlam tehsil of Ratlam district. Pritam Nagar is about 3.0 km away. Badnāwar is about 22 km away. Ratlam 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 Bhil Khedi (2.1 km), Berchha (2.7 km) and Kotadi (3.1 km).

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

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