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About Dehra Village

Dehra is one of the larger villages in Hapur tehsil, in the district of Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14,501, made up of 7,613 males and 6,888 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 612.29 hectares hectares.

Dehra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dehra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghaziabad
Tehsil Hapur
Area (hectares) 612.29 hectares
Population 14,501
Male Population 7,613
Female Population 6,888
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dehra compares

By the 2011 count Dehra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,988 residents. Its 612.29 hectares work out to about 24 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 891.

Getting to Dehra

Dehra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dehra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dehra from other places

Dehra lies about 16 km from Ghaziabad, and the nearest railway station is Dasna, about 7.9 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 Dehra
Nearest railway station Dasna 7.9 km
Nearest town Dāsna 8.7 km
District headquarters Ghaziabad 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Hapur 20 km

Villages closest to Dehra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dehra village had a population of 14,501. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,988 residents.

Dehra village has 7,613 males and 6,888 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dehra has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 891.

Dehra covers 612.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dehra falls under Hapur tehsil of Ghaziabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dehra is Dasna, about 7.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dehra.

Dehra is about 16 km from Ghaziabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dehra is in Hapur tehsil of Ghaziabad district. Dasna is about 7.9 km away. Dāsna is about 8.7 km away. Ghaziabad is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gordhanpur (under 2 km), Kakrana (3.5 km) and Madapur Mustafabad (3.7 km).

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

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