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About Dilakhedi Village

Dilakhedi is a mid sized village in Banda tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,257, made up of 656 males and 601 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 347.75 hectares hectares.

Dilakhedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dilakhedi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Banda
Area (hectares) 347.75 hectares
Population 1,257
Male Population 656
Female Population 601
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dilakhedi compares

By the 2011 count Dilakhedi is the 54th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,047 residents. Its 347.75 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Dilakhedi

Dilakhedi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dilakhedi 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dilakhedi from other places

Dilakhedi lies about 30 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Dangidahar, about 18 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 Dilakhedi
Tehsil headquarters Banda 2.6 km
Nearest railway station Dangidahar 18 km
District headquarters Sagar 30 km

Villages closest to Dilakhedi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dilakhedi village had a population of 1,257. That makes it the 54th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,047 residents.

Dilakhedi village has 656 males and 601 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dilakhedi has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 893.

Dilakhedi covers 347.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dilakhedi falls under Banda tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dilakhedi is Dangidahar, about 18 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 village for Dilakhedi.

Dilakhedi is about 30 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dilakhedi is in Banda tehsil of Sagar district. Banda is about 2.6 km away. Dangidahar is about 18 km away. Sagar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipariya Chouda (1.5 km), Sonpur (1.8 km) and Sorai (1.8 km).

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

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