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About Dehura Village

Dehura is a large village in Badlapur tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,081, made up of 1,030 males and 1,051 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222175, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dehura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dehura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Badlapur
Pincode 222175
Area (hectares) 131.02 hectares
Population 2,081
Male Population 1,030
Female Population 1,051
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dehura compares

By the 2011 count Dehura is the 43rd largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents. Its 131.02 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1043.

Getting to Dehura

Dehura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dehura 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dehura from other places

Dehura lies about 39 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Harpalganj, about 3.6 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 Dehura
Nearest railway station Harpalganj 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Badlapur 11 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 30 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 39 km

Villages closest to Dehura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dehura village had a population of 2,081. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents.

Dehura village has 1,030 males and 1,051 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dehura has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1043.

The pincode recorded for Dehura is 222175. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dehura covers 131.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dehura falls under Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dehura is Harpalganj, about 3.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dehura.

Dehura is about 39 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dehura is in Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district. Harpalganj is about 3.6 km away. Badlapur is about 11 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dayalpur (under 2 km), Ekdala (under 2 km) and Hariharpur (under 2 km).

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

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