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About Delha Village

Delha is a large village in Maihar tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,471, made up of 1,790 males and 1,681 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 548.14 hectares hectares.

Delha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Delha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Maihar
Area (hectares) 548.14 hectares
Population 3,471
Male Population 1,790
Female Population 1,681
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Delha compares

By the 2011 count Delha is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents. Its 548.14 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Delha

Delha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Delha as Available within 5 - 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Delha from other places

Delha lies about 40 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Maihar, about 6.5 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 Delha
Nearest railway station Maihar 6.5 km
District headquarters Satna 40 km

Villages closest to Delha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Delha village had a population of 3,471. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents.

Delha village has 1,790 males and 1,681 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Delha has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Delha covers 548.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Delha falls under Maihar tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Delha is Maihar, about 6.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Delha.

Delha is about 40 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Delha is in Maihar tehsil of Satna district. Maihar is about 6.5 km away. Satna is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonwari (2.1 km), Hardaspur (2.2 km) and Girgita (2.2 km).

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

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