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About Dewhadi Village

Dewhadi is one of the larger villages in Tumsar tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,970, made up of 2,989 males and 2,981 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 560.92 hectares hectares.

Dewhadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewhadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Tumsar
Area (hectares) 560.92 hectares
Population 5,970
Male Population 2,989
Female Population 2,981
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Dewhadi compares

By the 2011 count Dewhadi is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 560.92 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Dewhadi

Dewhadi 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 Dewhadi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dewhadi from other places

Dewhadi lies about 22 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Tumsar Road Junction, about under 2 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 Dewhadi
Nearest railway station Tumsar Road Junction under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Tumsar 4.3 km
District headquarters Bhandara 22 km

Villages closest to Dewhadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewhadi village had a population of 5,970. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Dewhadi village has 2,989 males and 2,981 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewhadi has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

Dewhadi covers 560.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dewhadi falls under Tumsar tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dewhadi is Tumsar Road Junction, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Dewhadi is about 22 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dewhadi is in Tumsar tehsil of Bhandara district. Tumsar Road Junction is about under 2 km away. Tumsar is about 4.3 km away. Bhandara is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Stationtoli (under 2 km), Tudka (under 2 km) and Tamaswadi (under 2 km).

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

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