About Dera Village

Dera is a mid sized village in Shergarh tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 979, made up of 495 males and 484 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 408 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dera village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jodhpur
Tehsil	Shergarh
Pincode	342025
Area (hectares)	408 hectares
Population	979
Male Population	495
Female Population	484
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dera compares

By the 2011 count Dera is the 125th largest of the 472 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 408 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 907.

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 village. 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 73 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Harlaya, about 50 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
Tehsil headquarters	Shergarh	26 km
Nearest railway station	Harlaya	50 km
Nearest town	Pokaran	58 km
District headquarters	Jodhpur	73 km

Villages closest to Dera

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shergarh 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 979. That makes it the 125th largest of the 472 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Dera village has 495 males and 484 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dera has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Dera is 342025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dera covers 408 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dera falls under Shergarh tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dera is Harlaya, about 50 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dera.

Dera is about 73 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dera is in Shergarh tehsil of Jodhpur district. Shergarh is about 26 km away. Harlaya is about 50 km away. Pokaran is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.