About Dehra Village

Dehra is a mid sized village in Harnaut tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,596, made up of 813 males and 783 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138 hectares hectares.

Dehra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dehra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Harnaut
Area (hectares)	138 hectares
Population	1,596
Male Population	813
Female Population	783
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	963
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dehra compares

By the 2011 count Dehra is the 38th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,669 residents. Its 138 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Dehra

Dehra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dehra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dehra from other places

Dehra lies about 18 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Wena, about 2.2 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 Dehra
Nearest railway station	Wena	2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Harnaut	3.1 km
Nearest town	Bakhtiarpur	13 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	18 km

Villages closest to Dehra

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

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Common questions about Dehra

As per the Census of India 2011, Dehra village had a population of 1,596. That makes it the 38th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,669 residents.

Dehra village has 813 males and 783 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dehra has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 906.

Dehra covers 138 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dehra falls under Harnaut tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dehra is Wena, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dehra.

Dehra is about 18 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dehra is in Harnaut tehsil of Nalanda district. Wena is about 2.2 km away. Harnaut is about 3.1 km away. Bakhtiarpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.