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About Derak Village

Derak is a mid sized village in Bah tehsil, in the district of Agra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,311, made up of 730 males and 581 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 796 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 283104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Derak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Derak village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Agra
Tehsil Bah
Pincode 283104
Area (hectares) 238.99 hectares
Population 1,311
Male Population 730
Female Population 581
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 796
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Derak compares

By the 2011 count Derak is the 104th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,920 residents. Its 238.99 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 866.

Getting to Derak

Derak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Derak 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Derak from other places

Derak lies about 67 km from Agra. 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 Derak
Tehsil headquarters Bah 4.1 km
Nearest town Sirsāganj 27 km
District headquarters Agra 67 km

Villages closest to Derak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bah 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 Derak

As per the Census of India 2011, Derak village had a population of 1,311. That makes it the 104th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,920 residents.

Derak village has 730 males and 581 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Derak has about 796 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 866.

The pincode recorded for Derak is 283104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Derak covers 238.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Derak falls under Bah tehsil of Agra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Derak notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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 Derak.

Derak is about 67 km from Agra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Derak is in Bah tehsil of Agra district. Bah is about 4.1 km away. Sirsāganj is about 27 km away. Agra is about 67 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarokhipura (1.6 km), Sannpura (2.4 km) and Chamraua (2.5 km).

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

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