About Dera Village

Dera is a small village in Churhat tehsil, in the district of Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 464, made up of 241 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149.8 hectares hectares.

Dera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dera village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Sidhi
Tehsil	Churhat
Area (hectares)	149.8 hectares
Population	464
Male Population	241
Female Population	223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	925
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dera compares

By the 2011 count Dera is the 59th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 811 residents. Its 149.8 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

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 10+ km distance. 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 26 km from Sidhi, and the nearest railway station is Rewa, about 51 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
Nearest town	Mauganj	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Churhat	21 km
District headquarters	Sidhi	26 km
Nearest railway station	Rewa	51 km

Villages closest to Dera

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Churhat 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 464. That makes it the 59th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 811 residents.

Dera village has 241 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dera has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Dera covers 149.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dera falls under Churhat tehsil of Sidhi district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dera is Rewa, about 51 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 village for Dera.

Dera is about 26 km from Sidhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dera is in Churhat tehsil of Sidhi district. Mauganj is about 14 km away. Churhat is about 21 km away. Sidhi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.