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About Dehrod Village

Dehrod is a mid sized village in Kolaras tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 796, made up of 419 males and 377 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 245 hectares hectares.

Dehrod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dehrod village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Kolaras
Area (hectares) 245 hectares
Population 796
Male Population 419
Female Population 377
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Dehrod compares

By the 2011 count Dehrod is the 64th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 245 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Dehrod

Dehrod is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dehrod as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Dehrod from other places

Dehrod lies about 25 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Khonker, about 14 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 Dehrod
Nearest railway station Khonker 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Kolaras 22 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 25 km

Villages closest to Dehrod

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dehrod village had a population of 796. That makes it the 64th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Dehrod village has 419 males and 377 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dehrod has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 869.

Dehrod covers 245 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dehrod falls under Kolaras tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dehrod is Khonker, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dehrod.

Dehrod is about 25 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dehrod is in Kolaras tehsil of Shivpuri district. Khonker is about 14 km away. Kolaras is about 22 km away. Shivpuri is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madha (under 2 km), Dargawan (1.6 km) and Pahadi (1.6 km).

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

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