About Dhekua Village

Dhekua is a mid sized village in Badarwas tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 998, made up of 524 males and 474 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 501.35 hectares hectares.

Dhekua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhekua village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Shivpuri
Tehsil	Badarwas
Area (hectares)	501.35 hectares
Population	998
Male Population	524
Female Population	474
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	905
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available

How Dhekua compares

By the 2011 count Dhekua is the 59th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 501.35 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 909.

Getting to Dhekua

Dhekua is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dhekua as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhekua from other places

Dhekua lies about 41 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Lukwasa, about 24 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 Dhekua
Nearest railway station	Lukwasa	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Badarwas	30 km
Nearest town	Bāmor Kalān	39 km
District headquarters	Shivpuri	41 km

Villages closest to Dhekua

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

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Common questions about Dhekua

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhekua village had a population of 998. That makes it the 59th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Dhekua village has 524 males and 474 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhekua has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Dhekua covers 501.35 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.

Dhekua falls under Badarwas tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhekua is Lukwasa, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhekua.

Dhekua is about 41 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhekua is in Badarwas tehsil of Shivpuri district. Lukwasa is about 24 km away. Badarwas is about 30 km away. Bāmor Kalān is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.