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About Dharaura Village

Dharaura is a small village in Mehnagar tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 144, made up of 68 males and 76 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,118 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 276126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharaura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Mehnagar
Pincode 276126
Area (hectares) 57.06 hectares
Population 144
Male Population 68
Female Population 76
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,118
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 Dharaura compares

By the 2011 count Dharaura is the 262nd largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents. Its 57.06 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Dharaura

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

Dharaura lies about 55 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Kirakat, about 4.0 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 Dharaura
Nearest railway station Kirakat 4.0 km
Nearest town Lalganj 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Mehnagar 34 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 55 km

Villages closest to Dharaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharaura village had a population of 144. That makes it the 262nd largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents.

Dharaura village has 68 males and 76 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharaura has about 1118 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1048.

The pincode recorded for Dharaura is 276126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharaura covers 57.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dharaura falls under Mehnagar tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dharaura is Kirakat, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Dharaura.

Dharaura is about 55 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharaura is in Mehnagar tehsil of Azamgarh district. Kirakat is about 4.0 km away. Lalganj is about 19 km away. Mehnagar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shiv Rajpur (2.5 km), Chak Hathauri (6.3 km) and Hathauri (6.3 km).

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

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