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About Dehri Village

Dehri is a mid sized village in Bhagwanpur Hat tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,014, made up of 517 males and 497 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57 hectares hectares.

Dehri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dehri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Bhagwanpur Hat
Area (hectares) 57 hectares
Population 1,014
Male Population 517
Female Population 497
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dehri compares

By the 2011 count Dehri is the 66th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,013 residents. Its 57 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 980.

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 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 Dehri from other places

Dehri lies about 31 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Sarhari Halt, about 5.4 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
Tehsil headquarters Bhagwanpur Hat 5.3 km
Nearest railway station Sarhari Halt 5.4 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 13 km
District headquarters Siwan 31 km

Villages closest to Dehri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhagwanpur Hat 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 1,014. That makes it the 66th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,013 residents.

Dehri village has 517 males and 497 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dehri has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 980.

Dehri covers 57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dehri falls under Bhagwanpur Hat tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dehri is Sarhari Halt, about 5.4 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dehri.

Dehri is about 31 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dehri is in Bhagwanpur Hat tehsil of Siwan district. Bhagwanpur Hat is about 5.3 km away. Sarhari Halt is about 5.4 km away. Mahārājgani 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 Matanpura (under 2 km), Badarzamin (under 2 km) and Mairi Makhsuspur (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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