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About Dera Guru Village

Dera Guru is a small village in Kalka tehsil, in the district of Panchkula, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 337, made up of 165 males and 172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 134102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dera Guru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dera Guru village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Panchkula
Tehsil Kalka
Pincode 134102
Area (hectares) 81 hectares
Population 337
Male Population 165
Female Population 172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dera Guru compares

By the 2011 count Dera Guru is the 71st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 991 residents. Its 81 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Dera Guru

Dera Guru is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dera Guru as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dera Guru from other places

Dera Guru lies about 11 km from Panchkula, and the nearest railway station is Chandi Mandir, 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 Dera Guru
Nearest town Pinjaur 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Chandi Mandir 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kalka 11 km
District headquarters Panchkula 11 km

Villages closest to Dera Guru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dera Guru village had a population of 337. That makes it the 71st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 991 residents.

Dera Guru village has 165 males and 172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dera Guru has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Dera Guru is 134102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dera Guru covers 81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dera Guru falls under Kalka tehsil of Panchkula district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Dera Guru is Chandi Mandir, about 6.2 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 - 10 km distance for Dera Guru.

Dera Guru is about 11 km from Panchkula in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dera Guru is in Kalka tehsil of Panchkula district. Pinjaur is about 6.1 km away. Chandi Mandir is about 6.2 km away. Kalka is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fatehpur Diwanwala (under 2 km), Kharkua (under 2 km) and Raipur (under 2 km).

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

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