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About Deokhed Village

Deokhed is a mid sized village in Sindkhed Raja tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,387, made up of 720 males and 667 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 445.76 hectares hectares.

Deokhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Deokhed village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Sindkhed Raja
Area (hectares) 445.76 hectares
Population 1,387
Male Population 720
Female Population 667
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Deokhed compares

By the 2011 count Deokhed is the 35th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,577 residents. Its 445.76 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Deokhed

Deokhed is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Deokhed as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Deokhed from other places

Deokhed lies about 66 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Paradgaon, about 40 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 Deokhed
Nearest town Lonar 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Sindkhed Raja 21 km
Nearest railway station Paradgaon 40 km
District headquarters Buldana 66 km

Villages closest to Deokhed

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sindkhed Raja 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 Deokhed

As per the Census of India 2011, Deokhed village had a population of 1,387. That makes it the 35th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,577 residents.

Deokhed village has 720 males and 667 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Deokhed has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Deokhed covers 445.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Deokhed falls under Sindkhed Raja tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Deokhed is Paradgaon, about 40 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Deokhed.

Deokhed is about 66 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Deokhed is in Sindkhed Raja tehsil of Buldana district. Lonar is about 21 km away. Sindkhed Raja is about 21 km away. Paradgaon is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Linga (under 2 km), Rumhana (2.2 km) and Tadshivni (3.5 km).

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

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