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About Delwas Village

Delwas is a mid sized village in Tal tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 801, made up of 419 males and 382 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 370.2 hectares hectares.

Delwas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Delwas village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ratlam
Tehsil Tal
Area (hectares) 370.2 hectares
Population 801
Male Population 419
Female Population 382
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Delwas compares

By the 2011 count Delwas is the 48th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,075 residents. Its 370.2 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Delwas

Delwas is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Delwas as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Delwas from other places

Delwas lies about 55 km from Ratlam, and the nearest railway station is Mahidpur Road, 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 Delwas
Nearest railway station Mahidpur Road 3.0 km
Nearest town Nagda 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Tal 18 km
District headquarters Ratlam 55 km

Villages closest to Delwas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Delwas village had a population of 801. That makes it the 48th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,075 residents.

Delwas village has 419 males and 382 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Delwas has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Delwas covers 370.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Delwas falls under Tal tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Delwas is Mahidpur Road, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Delwas.

Delwas is about 55 km from Ratlam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Delwas is in Tal tehsil of Ratlam district. Mahidpur Road is about 3.0 km away. Nagda is about 17 km away. Tal is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chapala Khedi (under 2 km), Palasiya (2.0 km) and Kasari Harod (2.6 km).

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

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