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About Dheekariya Village

Dheekariya is a small village in Badoda tehsil, in the district of Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 411, made up of 215 males and 196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209 hectares hectares.

Dheekariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dheekariya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sheopur
Tehsil Badoda
Area (hectares) 209 hectares
Population 411
Male Population 215
Female Population 196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dheekariya compares

By the 2011 count Dheekariya is the 66th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 923 residents. Its 209 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Dheekariya

Dheekariya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dheekariya 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 Dheekariya from other places

Dheekariya lies about 26 km from Sheopur, and the nearest railway station is Sheopur Kalan, about 27 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 Dheekariya
Tehsil headquarters Badoda 7.4 km
Nearest town Māngrol 17 km
District headquarters Sheopur 26 km
Nearest railway station Sheopur Kalan 27 km

Villages closest to Dheekariya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dheekariya village had a population of 411. That makes it the 66th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 923 residents.

Dheekariya village has 215 males and 196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dheekariya has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Dheekariya covers 209 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dheekariya falls under Badoda tehsil of Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dheekariya is Sheopur Kalan, about 27 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 Dheekariya.

Dheekariya is about 26 km from Sheopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dheekariya is in Badoda tehsil of Sheopur district. Badoda is about 7.4 km away. Māngrol is about 17 km away. Sheopur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Borda Dev (under 2 km), Kudaytha (under 2 km) and Bhilwadia (under 2 km).

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

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