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About Dehuri Village

Dehuri is a mid sized village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,681, made up of 862 males and 819 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824232, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dehuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dehuri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 824232
Area (hectares) 117 hectares
Population 1,681
Male Population 862
Female Population 819
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dehuri compares

By the 2011 count Dehuri is the 36th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents. Its 117 hectares work out to about 14 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 947.

Getting to Dehuri

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

Dehuri lies about 75 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Pothahi, about 6.2 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 Dehuri
Nearest railway station Pothahi 6.2 km
Nearest town Naubatpur 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 17 km
District headquarters Gaya 75 km

Villages closest to Dehuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dehuri village had a population of 1,681. That makes it the 36th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents.

Dehuri village has 862 males and 819 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dehuri has about 950 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 947.

The pincode recorded for Dehuri is 824232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dehuri covers 117 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dehuri falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dehuri is Pothahi, about 6.2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dehuri.

Dehuri is about 75 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dehuri is in Fatehpur tehsil of Gaya district. Pothahi is about 6.2 km away. Naubatpur is about 7.6 km away. Fatehpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khaira (under 2 km), Kalyanpur (2.7 km) and Majhauli (3.9 km).

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

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