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About Dasehra Village

Dasehra is a large village in Bidhuna tehsil, in the district of Auraiya, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,961, made up of 1,600 males and 1,361 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 597.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 206241, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dasehra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dasehra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Auraiya
Tehsil Bidhuna
Pincode 206241
Area (hectares) 597.9 hectares
Population 2,961
Male Population 1,600
Female Population 1,361
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 851
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dasehra compares

By the 2011 count Dasehra is the 53rd largest of the 399 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,597 residents. Its 597.9 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 862.

Getting to Dasehra

Dasehra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dasehra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Dasehra from other places

Dasehra lies about 23 km from Auraiya, and the nearest railway station is Achhalda, about 5.8 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 Dasehra
Nearest railway station Achhalda 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Bidhuna 16 km
Nearest town Bidhūna 16 km
District headquarters Auraiya 23 km

Villages closest to Dasehra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dasehra village had a population of 2,961. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 399 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,597 residents.

Dasehra village has 1,600 males and 1,361 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dasehra has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 862.

The pincode recorded for Dasehra is 206241. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dasehra covers 597.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dasehra falls under Bidhuna tehsil of Auraiya district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dasehra is Achhalda, about 5.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dasehra.

Dasehra is about 23 km from Auraiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dasehra is in Bidhuna tehsil of Auraiya district. Achhalda is about 5.8 km away. Bidhuna is about 16 km away. Bidhūna is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampur Kunwar (under 2 km), Chandraua Phaphund (under 2 km) and Mirgawan (1.5 km).

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

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