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About Dhedhra Village

Dhedhra is a mid sized village in Meja tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,203, made up of 643 males and 560 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194.995 hectares hectares.

Dhedhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhedhra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Meja
Area (hectares) 194.995 hectares
Population 1,203
Male Population 643
Female Population 560
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhedhra compares

By the 2011 count Dhedhra is the 164th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents. Its 194.995 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Dhedhra

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

How far is Dhedhra from other places

Dhedhra lies about 38 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Bevara, about 17 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 Dhedhra
Nearest railway station Bevara 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Meja 32 km
District headquarters Allahabad 38 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 38 km

Villages closest to Dhedhra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhedhra village had a population of 1,203. That makes it the 164th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents.

Dhedhra village has 643 males and 560 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhedhra has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Dhedhra covers 194.995 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhedhra falls under Meja tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhedhra is Bevara, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Dhedhra.

Dhedhra is about 38 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhedhra is in Meja tehsil of Allahabad district. Bevara is about 17 km away. Meja is about 32 km away. Allahabad is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Araji Akora (under 2 km), Badhora Ghawasan (under 2 km) and Baghora Patti (under 2 km).

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

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