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About Nehlai Village

Nehlai is a small village in Rehti tehsil, in the district of Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 397, made up of 209 males and 188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 251.52 hectares hectares.

Nehlai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nehlai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sehore
Tehsil Rehti
Area (hectares) 251.52 hectares
Population 397
Male Population 209
Female Population 188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nehlai compares

By the 2011 count Nehlai is the 75th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 822 residents. Its 251.52 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 920.

Getting to Nehlai

Nehlai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nehlai as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Nehlai from other places

Nehlai lies about 72 km from Sehore, and the nearest railway station is Dharamkundi, about 18 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 Nehlai
Tehsil headquarters Rehti 12 km
Nearest town Nasrullāhganj 17 km
Nearest railway station Dharamkundi 18 km
District headquarters Sehore 72 km

Villages closest to Nehlai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nehlai village had a population of 397. That makes it the 75th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 822 residents.

Nehlai village has 209 males and 188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nehlai has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

Nehlai covers 251.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nehlai falls under Rehti tehsil of Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nehlai is Dharamkundi, about 18 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 village for Nehlai.

Nehlai is about 72 km from Sehore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nehlai is in Rehti tehsil of Sehore district. Rehti is about 12 km away. Nasrullāhganj is about 17 km away. Dharamkundi is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Matthagaon (1.6 km), Ratanpur (1.9 km) and Nadia Kheda Bazyaft (1.9 km).

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

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