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About Dewai Village

Dewai is a mid sized village in Majhauli tehsil, in the district of Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,161, made up of 603 males and 558 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207.5 hectares hectares.

Dewai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sidhi
Tehsil Majhauli
Area (hectares) 207.5 hectares
Population 1,161
Male Population 603
Female Population 558
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dewai compares

By the 2011 count Dewai is the 55th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents. Its 207.5 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Dewai

Dewai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dewai as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dadaur, Dalapipar, Danga and Dariya. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dewai

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewai village had a population of 1,161. That makes it the 55th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents.

Dewai village has 603 males and 558 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewai has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Dewai covers 207.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dewai falls under Majhauli tehsil of Sidhi district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Dewai notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dewai.

Dewai is in Majhauli tehsil of Sidhi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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