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About Dehri Village

Dehri is one of the larger villages in Rasra tehsil, in the district of Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,402, made up of 2,842 males and 2,560 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 426.95 hectares hectares.

Dehri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dehri village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ballia
Tehsil Rasra
Area (hectares) 426.95 hectares
Population 5,402
Male Population 2,842
Female Population 2,560
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dehri compares

By the 2011 count Dehri is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents. Its 426.95 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Dehri

The census records public bus service for Dehri 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dehri from other places

Dehri lies about 12 km from Ballia, and the nearest railway station is Majhola Pakarya, about 4.6 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 Dehri
Nearest railway station Majhola Pakarya 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Rasra 12 km
District headquarters Ballia 12 km
Nearest town Sitārganj 19 km

Villages closest to Dehri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dehri village had a population of 5,402. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents.

Dehri village has 2,842 males and 2,560 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dehri has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Dehri covers 426.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dehri falls under Rasra tehsil of Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dehri is Majhola Pakarya, about 4.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 <5 km distance for Dehri.

Dehri is about 12 km from Ballia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dehri is in Rasra tehsil of Ballia district. Majhola Pakarya is about 4.6 km away. Rasra is about 12 km away. Ballia is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dehri Shankarpur (under 2 km), Majhowa (3.7 km) and Alampur T Hajouli (4.7 km).

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

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