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About Dehar Village

Dehar is a mid sized village in Dera Bassi tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,679, made up of 890 males and 789 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 274 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dehar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dehar village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Dera Bassi
Pincode 140501
Area (hectares) 274 hectares
Population 1,679
Male Population 890
Female Population 789
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dehar compares

By the 2011 count Dehar is the 34th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 274 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 866.

Getting to Dehar

The census records public bus service for Dehar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dehar from other places

Dehar lies about 36 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Koti, about 20 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 Dehar
Nearest railway station Koti 20 km
Nearest town Pinjaur 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Bassi 27 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 36 km

Villages closest to Dehar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dehar village had a population of 1,679. That makes it the 34th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Dehar village has 890 males and 789 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dehar has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 866.

The pincode recorded for Dehar is 140501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dehar covers 274 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dehar falls under Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dehar is Koti, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dehar.

Dehar is about 36 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dehar is in Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Koti is about 20 km away. Pinjaur is about 20 km away. Dera Bassi is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mamoli (5.1 km), Manoli Surat (5.1 km) and Karala (7.1 km).

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

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