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About Dhekwar Village

Dhekwar is a small village in Bansdih tehsil, in the district of Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11, made up of 9 males and 2 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 222 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.54 hectares hectares.

Dhekwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhekwar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ballia
Tehsil Bansdih
Area (hectares) 48.54 hectares
Population 11
Male Population 9
Female Population 2
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 222
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhekwar compares

By the 2011 count Dhekwar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,202 residents. Its 48.54 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Dhekwar

The census records public bus service for Dhekwar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dhani Dhara, Dhanouti Taluka Majhos, Dhanpur and Dharwar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dhekwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhekwar village had a population of 11. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,202 residents.

Dhekwar village has 9 males and 2 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhekwar has about 222 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Dhekwar covers 48.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhekwar falls under Bansdih tehsil of Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Dhekwar notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhekwar.

Dhekwar is in Bansdih tehsil of Ballia district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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