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About Dera Village

Dera is a small village in Paithan tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 385, made up of 188 males and 197 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 629.26 hectares hectares.

Dera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dera village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Paithan
Area (hectares) 629.26 hectares
Population 385
Male Population 188
Female Population 197
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dera compares

By the 2011 count Dera is the 158th largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,601 residents. Its 629.26 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Dera

Dera is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dera as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Dera from other places

Dera lies about 21 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Nabinagar Road, 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 Dera
Nearest town Nabīnagar 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Paithan 21 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 21 km
Nearest railway station Nabinagar Road 24 km

Villages closest to Dera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dera village had a population of 385. That makes it the 158th largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,601 residents.

Dera village has 188 males and 197 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dera has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Dera covers 629.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dera falls under Paithan tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dera is Nabinagar Road, about 24 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dera.

Dera is about 21 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dera is in Paithan tehsil of Aurangabad district. Nabīnagar is about 19 km away. Paithan is about 21 km away. Aurangabad is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Krishnapur (2.3 km), Aurangpur (7.0 km) and Takali Ambad (7.3 km).

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

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