About Dhekaha Village

Dhekaha is a small village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13, made up of 9 males and 4 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 444 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhekaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhekaha village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Basti
Tehsil	Harraiya
Pincode	272301
Area (hectares)	16.58 hectares
Population	13
Male Population	9
Female Population	4
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	444
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhekaha compares

By the 2011 count Dhekaha is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 16.58 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 965.

Getting to Dhekaha

Dhekaha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dhekaha as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dharampur, Dharm Nagar, Dharmupur and Dhaur Saon. 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.

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Common questions about Dhekaha

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhekaha village had a population of 13. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Dhekaha village has 9 males and 4 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhekaha has about 444 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Dhekaha is 272301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhekaha covers 16.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhekaha falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Dhekaha notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Dhekaha is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti 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.