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About Dehra Village

Dehra is a large village in Samalkha tehsil, in the district of Panipat, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,309, made up of 2,348 males and 1,961 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 835 females per 1000 males. The village covers 847 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 132122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dehra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dehra village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Panipat
Tehsil Samalkha
Pincode 132122
Area (hectares) 847 hectares
Population 4,309
Male Population 2,348
Female Population 1,961
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 835
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dehra compares

By the 2011 count Dehra is the 20th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,575 residents. Its 847 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 856.

Getting to Dehra

Dehra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dehra 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 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 22 km from Panipat, and the nearest railway station is Bhodwal Majri, about 6.5 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
Tehsil headquarters Samalkha 6.4 km
Nearest town Samālkha 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Bhodwal Majri 6.5 km
District headquarters Panipat 22 km

Villages closest to Dehra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Samalkha 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 4,309. That makes it the 20th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,575 residents.

Dehra village has 2,348 males and 1,961 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dehra has about 835 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 856.

The pincode recorded for Dehra is 132122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dehra covers 847 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dehra falls under Samalkha tehsil of Panipat district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Dehra is Bhodwal Majri, about 6.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dehra.

Dehra is about 22 km from Panipat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dehra is in Samalkha tehsil of Panipat district. Samalkha is about 6.4 km away. Samālkha is about 6.4 km away. Bhodwal Majri is about 6.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahoti (1.6 km), Dikadla (2.7 km) and Basahra (3.0 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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