About Dere Village

Dere is a small village in Kukru tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 460, made up of 236 males and 224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dere village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil	Kukru
Pincode	832403
Area (hectares)	179 hectares
Population	460
Male Population	236
Female Population	224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	949
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dere compares

By the 2011 count Dere is the 38th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,177 residents. Its 179 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Dere

Dere is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dere as Available within 10+ 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dere from other places

Dere lies about 30 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Bakarkudi, about under 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 Dere
Nearest railway station	Bakarkudi	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kukru	1.7 km
Nearest town	Balarāmpur	26 km
District headquarters	Saraikela Kharsawan	30 km

Villages closest to Dere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dere village had a population of 460. That makes it the 38th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,177 residents.

Dere village has 236 males and 224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dere has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Dere is 832403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dere covers 179 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dere falls under Kukru tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dere is Bakarkudi, about under 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dere.

Dere is about 30 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dere is in Kukru tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Bakarkudi is about under 2 km away. Kukru is about 1.7 km away. Balarāmpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.