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About Dhankhedi Village

Dhankhedi is a small village in Ashta tehsil, in the district of Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 183, made up of 103 males and 80 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 777 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.45 hectares hectares.

Dhankhedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhankhedi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sehore
Tehsil Ashta
Area (hectares) 104.45 hectares
Population 183
Male Population 103
Female Population 80
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 777
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhankhedi compares

By the 2011 count Dhankhedi is the 170th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,025 residents. Its 104.45 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 914.

Getting to Dhankhedi

Dhankhedi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dhankhedi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Dhankhedi from other places

Dhankhedi lies about 45 km from Sehore, and the nearest railway station is Jabri, about 45 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 Dhankhedi
Tehsil headquarters Ashta 14 km
Nearest railway station Jabri 45 km
District headquarters Sehore 45 km

Villages closest to Dhankhedi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhankhedi village had a population of 183. That makes it the 170th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,025 residents.

Dhankhedi village has 103 males and 80 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhankhedi has about 777 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 914.

Dhankhedi covers 104.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhankhedi falls under Ashta tehsil of Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhankhedi is Jabri, about 45 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 10+ km distance for Dhankhedi.

Dhankhedi is about 45 km from Sehore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhankhedi is in Ashta tehsil of Sehore district. Ashta is about 14 km away. Jabri is about 45 km away. Sehore is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Killod (under 2 km), Mitthupura (under 2 km) and Guwadiya Bazyaft (1.5 km).

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

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