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About Dewri Village

Dewri is a mid sized village in Meja tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 765, made up of 397 males and 368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1413.47 hectares hectares.

Dewri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewri village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Meja
Area (hectares) 1413.47 hectares
Population 765
Male Population 397
Female Population 368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Dewri compares

By the 2011 count Dewri is the 225th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents. Its 1413.47 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Dewri

Dewri is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dewri as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dewri from other places

Dewri lies about 46 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Meja Road, about 25 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 Dewri
Tehsil headquarters Meja 20 km
Nearest railway station Meja Road 25 km
Nearest town Mauganj 42 km
District headquarters Allahabad 46 km

Villages closest to Dewri

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 Dewri

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewri village had a population of 765. That makes it the 225th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents.

Dewri village has 397 males and 368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewri has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Dewri covers 1413.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dewri is Meja Road, about 25 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Dewri.

Dewri is about 46 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dewri is in Meja tehsil of Allahabad district. Meja is about 20 km away. Meja Road is about 25 km away. Mauganj is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Diliya (3.9 km), Chandkhamarihia (4.2 km) and Mojara (4.3 km).

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

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