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About Direhun Village

Direhun is a large village in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,476, made up of 1,280 males and 1,196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.06 hectares hectares.

Direhun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Direhun village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Chakia
Area (hectares) 88.06 hectares
Population 2,476
Male Population 1,280
Female Population 1,196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
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 Direhun compares

By the 2011 count Direhun is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 784 residents. Its 88.06 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Direhun

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

Direhun lies about 24 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Chandauli Majhwar, about 25 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 Direhun
Tehsil headquarters Chakia under 2 km
Nearest town Ahraura 18 km
District headquarters Chandauli 24 km
Nearest railway station Chandauli Majhwar 25 km

Villages closest to Direhun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Direhun village had a population of 2,476. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 784 residents.

Direhun village has 1,280 males and 1,196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Direhun has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Direhun covers 88.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Direhun falls under Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Direhun is Chandauli Majhwar, about 25 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 Direhun.

Direhun is about 24 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Direhun is in Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district. Chakia is about under 2 km away. Ahraura is about 18 km away. Chandauli is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dorhapur Mafi (under 2 km), Araji Chakia (under 2 km) and Chakia Forest Area Madhya (under 2 km).

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

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