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About Darkheda Village

Darkheda is a mid sized village in Jawar tehsil, in the district of Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,595, made up of 842 males and 753 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 617.84 hectares hectares.

Darkheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darkheda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sehore
Tehsil Jawar
Area (hectares) 617.84 hectares
Population 1,595
Male Population 842
Female Population 753
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Darkheda compares

By the 2011 count Darkheda is the 18th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents. Its 617.84 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, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Darkheda

Darkheda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Darkheda as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Darkheda from other places

Darkheda lies about 58 km from Sehore, and the nearest railway station is Kisoni, about 37 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 Darkheda
Tehsil headquarters Jawar 5.9 km
Nearest town Ashta 17 km
Nearest railway station Kisoni 37 km
District headquarters Sehore 58 km

Villages closest to Darkheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darkheda village had a population of 1,595. That makes it the 18th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents.

Darkheda village has 842 males and 753 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darkheda has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Darkheda covers 617.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Darkheda falls under Jawar tehsil of Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Darkheda is Kisoni, about 37 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Darkheda.

Darkheda is about 58 km from Sehore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darkheda is in Jawar tehsil of Sehore district. Jawar is about 5.9 km away. Ashta is about 17 km away. Kisoni is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tigariya (2.5 km), Jhilela (2.8 km) and Guradiya Bada (2.9 km).

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

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