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About Dehmat Village

Dehmat is a small village in Jawar tehsil, in the district of Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 278, made up of 145 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 292.85 hectares hectares.

Dehmat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dehmat village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sehore
Tehsil Jawar
Area (hectares) 292.85 hectares
Population 278
Male Population 145
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dehmat compares

By the 2011 count Dehmat is the 83rd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents. Its 292.85 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Dehmat

Dehmat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dehmat as Available within 10+ 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 Dehmat from other places

Dehmat lies about 58 km from Sehore, and the nearest railway station is Jabri, about 54 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 Dehmat
Nearest town Ashta 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Jawar 21 km
Nearest railway station Jabri 54 km
District headquarters Sehore 58 km

Villages closest to Dehmat

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 Dehmat

As per the Census of India 2011, Dehmat village had a population of 278. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents.

Dehmat village has 145 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dehmat has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Dehmat covers 292.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dehmat is Jabri, about 54 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 km distance for Dehmat.

Dehmat 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.

Dehmat is in Jawar tehsil of Sehore district. Ashta is about 18 km away. Jawar is about 21 km away. Jabri is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siddiqueganj (2.7 km), Shahjahanpura (3.2 km) and Gondpura Dharampuri (3.7 km).

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

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