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About Dewan Khedi Village

Dewan Khedi is a mid sized village in Ashta tehsil, in the district of Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 928, made up of 492 males and 436 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 354.73 hectares hectares.

Dewan Khedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewan Khedi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sehore
Tehsil Ashta
Area (hectares) 354.73 hectares
Population 928
Male Population 492
Female Population 436
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dewan Khedi compares

By the 2011 count Dewan Khedi is the 77th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,025 residents. Its 354.73 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Dewan Khedi

Dewan Khedi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dewan Khedi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Dewan Khedi from other places

Dewan Khedi lies about 52 km from Sehore, and the nearest railway station is Jabri, about 47 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 Dewan Khedi
Tehsil headquarters Ashta 12 km
Nearest railway station Jabri 47 km
District headquarters Sehore 52 km

Villages closest to Dewan Khedi

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 Dewan Khedi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewan Khedi village had a population of 928. That makes it the 77th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,025 residents.

Dewan Khedi village has 492 males and 436 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewan Khedi has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 914.

Dewan Khedi covers 354.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dewan Khedi falls under Ashta tehsil of Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dewan Khedi is Jabri, about 47 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dewan Khedi.

Dewan Khedi is about 52 km from Sehore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dewan Khedi is in Ashta tehsil of Sehore district. Ashta is about 12 km away. Jabri is about 47 km away. Sehore is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sanga Khedi (under 2 km), Patariya Chauhan (1.6 km) and Morukhedi (2.1 km).

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

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