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About Diliya Village

Diliya is a mid sized village in Meja tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,064, made up of 555 males and 509 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.4 hectares hectares.

Diliya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Diliya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Meja
Area (hectares) 115.4 hectares
Population 1,064
Male Population 555
Female Population 509
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
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 Diliya compares

By the 2011 count Diliya is the 180th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents. Its 115.4 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Diliya

Diliya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Diliya 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 Diliya from other places

Diliya lies about 49 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Meja Road, about 26 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 Diliya
Tehsil headquarters Meja 20 km
Nearest railway station Meja Road 26 km
Nearest town Mauganj 40 km
District headquarters Allahabad 49 km

Villages closest to Diliya

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 Diliya

As per the Census of India 2011, Diliya village had a population of 1,064. That makes it the 180th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents.

Diliya village has 555 males and 509 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Diliya has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Diliya covers 115.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Diliya is Meja Road, about 26 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 Diliya.

Diliya is about 49 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Diliya is in Meja tehsil of Allahabad district. Meja is about 20 km away. Meja Road is about 26 km away. Mauganj is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kewtahi Uparhar (3.3 km), Dewri (3.9 km) and Bhausariya Khurd (4.1 km).

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

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