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About Dekura Village

Dekura is a mid sized village in Charpokhari tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,017, made up of 534 males and 483 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119 hectares hectares.

Dekura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dekura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhojpur
Tehsil Charpokhari
Area (hectares) 119 hectares
Population 1,017
Male Population 534
Female Population 483
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dekura compares

By the 2011 count Dekura is the 44th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,406 residents. Its 119 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Dekura

Dekura 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 Dekura 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dekura from other places

Dekura lies about 25 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Haldita Bihar, about 8.3 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 Dekura
Nearest railway station Haldita Bihar 8.3 km
Nearest town Arāria 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Charpokhari 25 km
District headquarters Bhojpur 25 km

Villages closest to Dekura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dekura village had a population of 1,017. That makes it the 44th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,406 residents.

Dekura village has 534 males and 483 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dekura has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

Dekura covers 119 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dekura falls under Charpokhari tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dekura is Haldita Bihar, about 8.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

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

Dekura is in Charpokhari tehsil of Bhojpur district. Haldita Bihar is about 8.3 km away. Arāria is about 14 km away. Charpokhari 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 Repura (under 2 km), Madhuri (5.4 km) and Madanpur (11 km).

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

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