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About Dehra Village

Dehra is a mid sized village in Narayanganj tehsil, in the district of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 973, made up of 466 males and 507 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,088 females per 1000 males. The village covers 591.94 hectares hectares.

Dehra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dehra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandla
Tehsil Narayanganj
Area (hectares) 591.94 hectares
Population 973
Male Population 466
Female Population 507
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,088
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dehra compares

By the 2011 count Dehra is the 24th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 585 residents. Its 591.94 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Dehra

Dehra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dehra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Dehra from other places

Dehra lies about 34 km from Mandla, and the nearest railway station is Ghunsore, about 23 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 Narayanganj 13 km
Nearest railway station Ghunsore 23 km
District headquarters Mandla 34 km
Nearest town Mandlā 34 km

Villages closest to Dehra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Narayanganj 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 973. That makes it the 24th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 585 residents.

Dehra village has 466 males and 507 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dehra has about 1088 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

Dehra covers 591.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dehra falls under Narayanganj tehsil of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dehra is Ghunsore, about 23 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dehra.

Dehra is about 34 km from Mandla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dehra is in Narayanganj tehsil of Mandla district. Narayanganj is about 13 km away. Ghunsore is about 23 km away. Mandla is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Singodha (1.9 km), Samnapur (2.5 km) and Patha (2.6 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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