About Dhara Village

Dhara is a small village in Saidpur tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 241, made up of 129 males and 112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.45 hectares hectares.

Dhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhara village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Ghazipur
Tehsil	Saidpur
Area (hectares)	30.45 hectares
Population	241
Male Population	129
Female Population	112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	868
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhara compares

By the 2011 count Dhara is the 424th largest of the 556 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents. Its 30.45 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Dhara

Dhara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhara 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 Dhara from other places

Dhara lies about 28 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Taraon, about 2.5 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 Dhara
Nearest railway station	Taraon	2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Saidpur	10 km
District headquarters	Ghazipur	28 km

Villages closest to Dhara

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

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Common questions about Dhara

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhara village had a population of 241. That makes it the 424th largest of the 556 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents.

Dhara village has 129 males and 112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhara has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Dhara covers 30.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhara falls under Saidpur tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhara is Taraon, about 2.5 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 Dhara.

Dhara is about 28 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhara is in Saidpur tehsil of Ghazipur district. Taraon is about 2.5 km away. Saidpur is about 10 km away. Ghazipur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.