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About Dhekaha Village

Dhekaha is a small village in Mariahu tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 348, made up of 191 males and 157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 822 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222162, 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 Jaunpur
Tehsil Mariahu
Pincode 222162
Area (hectares) 86.06 hectares
Population 348
Male Population 191
Female Population 157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 822
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhekaha compares

By the 2011 count Dhekaha is the 461st largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents. Its 86.06 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Dhekaha

Dhekaha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhekaha as Available within 10+ 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 Dhekaha from other places

Dhekaha lies about 21 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mariahu, about 6.3 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 Dhekaha
Nearest railway station Mariahu 6.3 km
Nearest town Mariāhu 6.4 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 21 km

Villages closest to Dhekaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhekaha village had a population of 348. That makes it the 461st largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents.

Dhekaha village has 191 males and 157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhekaha has about 822 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Dhekaha is 222162. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhekaha covers 86.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhekaha falls under Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhekaha is Mariahu, about 6.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhekaha.

Dhekaha is about 21 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhekaha is in Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district. Mariahu is about 6.3 km away. Mariāhu is about 6.4 km away. Jaunpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Charie Dhekaha (under 2 km), Dodapur (under 2 km) and Jagaipur (under 2 km).

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

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