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About Dehra Village

Dehra is a mid sized village in Rahui tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,631, made up of 813 males and 818 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185 hectares hectares.

Dehra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dehra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Rahui
Area (hectares) 185 hectares
Population 1,631
Male Population 813
Female Population 818
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dehra compares

By the 2011 count Dehra is the 31st largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,391 residents. Its 185 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Dehra

Dehra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dehra 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 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 Rahui 7.9 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 Rahui 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 Dehra

As per the Census of India 2011, Dehra village had a population of 1,631. That makes it the 31st largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,391 residents.

Dehra village has 813 males and 818 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dehra has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Dehra covers 185 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dehra falls under Rahui 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 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 Rahui tehsil of Nalanda district. Wena is about 2.2 km away. Rahui is about 7.9 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.

The closest recorded villages are Mora (2.3 km), Supasang (3.8 km) and Uphraul (4.2 km).

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

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