About Dera Village

Dera is one of the larger villages in Naraingarh tehsil, in the district of Ambala, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,872, made up of 4,247 males and 3,625 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1167 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 134203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dera village
Description	Value
State	Haryana
District	Ambala
Tehsil	Naraingarh
Pincode	134203
Area (hectares)	1167 hectares
Population	7,872
Male Population	4,247
Female Population	3,625
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	854
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dera compares

By the 2011 count Dera is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,186 residents. Its 1167 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 889.

Getting to Dera

Dera is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dera as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dera from other places

Dera lies about 41 km from Ambala, and the nearest railway station is Ghagghar, about 35 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 Dera
Tehsil headquarters	Naraingarh	6.8 km
Nearest railway station	Ghagghar	35 km
District headquarters	Ambala	41 km

Villages closest to Dera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dera village had a population of 7,872. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,186 residents.

Dera village has 4,247 males and 3,625 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dera has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 889.

The pincode recorded for Dera is 134203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dera covers 1167 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dera falls under Naraingarh tehsil of Ambala district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Dera is Ghagghar, about 35 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dera.

Dera is about 41 km from Ambala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dera is in Naraingarh tehsil of Ambala district. Naraingarh is about 6.8 km away. Ghagghar is about 35 km away. Ambala is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.