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About Dehri Village

Dehri is a mid sized village in Shyampur tehsil, in the district of Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 954, made up of 520 males and 434 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 835 females per 1000 males. The village covers 354.87 hectares hectares.

Dehri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dehri village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sehore
Tehsil Shyampur
Area (hectares) 354.87 hectares
Population 954
Male Population 520
Female Population 434
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 835
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 Dehri compares

By the 2011 count Dehri is the 53rd largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents. Its 354.87 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 906.

Getting to Dehri

Dehri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dehri 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 Dehri from other places

Dehri lies about 72 km from Sehore, and the nearest railway station is Pachor Road, about 4.0 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 Dehri
Nearest railway station Pachor Road 4.0 km
Nearest town Pachor 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Shyampur 34 km
District headquarters Sehore 72 km

Villages closest to Dehri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dehri village had a population of 954. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents.

Dehri village has 520 males and 434 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dehri has about 835 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 906.

Dehri covers 354.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dehri falls under Shyampur tehsil of Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dehri is Pachor Road, about 4.0 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 Dehri.

Dehri 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.

Dehri is in Shyampur tehsil of Sehore district. Pachor Road is about 4.0 km away. Pachor is about 6.2 km away. Shyampur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dupadiya Dangi (under 2 km), Bhoj (5.5 km) and Kachnariya (6.8 km).

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

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