About Dera Village

Dera is a large village in Rajgarh tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,844, made up of 1,501 males and 1,343 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 609 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301409, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dera village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Alwar
Tehsil	Rajgarh
Pincode	301409
Area (hectares)	609 hectares
Population	2,844
Male Population	1,501
Female Population	1,343
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	895
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 25th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents. Its 609 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 883.

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 35 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Rajgarh, about 5.5 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 Dera
Nearest railway station	Rajgarh	5.5 km
Nearest town	Rājgarh	7.1 km
District headquarters	Alwar	35 km

Villages closest to Dera

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajgarh 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 2,844. That makes it the 25th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents.

Dera village has 1,501 males and 1,343 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dera has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 883.

The pincode recorded for Dera is 301409. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dera covers 609 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dera falls under Rajgarh tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dera is Rajgarh, about 5.5 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 35 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dera is in Rajgarh tehsil of Alwar district. Rajgarh is about 5.5 km away. Rājgarh is about 7.1 km away. Alwar is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.