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About Dehri Village

Dehri is a mid sized village in Punpun tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,298, made up of 683 males and 615 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124 hectares hectares.

Dehri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dehri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Punpun
Area (hectares) 124 hectares
Population 1,298
Male Population 683
Female Population 615
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
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 Dehri compares

By the 2011 count Dehri is the 28th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents. Its 124 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Dehri

Dehri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dehri 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 Dehri from other places

Dehri lies about 17 km from Patna, 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 Dehri
Nearest railway station Pothahi 6.2 km
Nearest town Naubatpur 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Punpun 8.0 km
District headquarters Patna 17 km

Villages closest to Dehri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dehri village had a population of 1,298. That makes it the 28th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents.

Dehri village has 683 males and 615 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dehri has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

Dehri covers 124 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dehri falls under Punpun tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dehri is Pothahi, about 6.2 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 Dehri.

Dehri is about 17 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dehri is in Punpun tehsil of Patna district. Pothahi is about 6.2 km away. Naubatpur is about 7.6 km away. Punpun is about 8.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Newa (under 2 km), Dariapur (under 2 km) and Bhabhaul (under 2 km).

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

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