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About Dedar Village

Dedar is a small village in Moth tehsil, in the district of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 394, made up of 190 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261.55 hectares hectares.

Dedar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dedar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jhansi
Tehsil Moth
Area (hectares) 261.55 hectares
Population 394
Male Population 190
Female Population 204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,074
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dedar compares

By the 2011 count Dedar is the 157th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 261.55 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Dedar

Dedar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dedar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Dedar from other places

Dedar lies about 35 km from Jhansi, and the nearest railway station is Chirgaon, about 10 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 Dedar
Nearest railway station Chirgaon 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Moth 19 km
Nearest town Bhānder 25 km
District headquarters Jhansi 35 km

Villages closest to Dedar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dedar village had a population of 394. That makes it the 157th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Dedar village has 190 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dedar has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Dedar covers 261.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dedar falls under Moth tehsil of Jhansi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dedar is Chirgaon, about 10 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 for Dedar.

Dedar is about 35 km from Jhansi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dedar is in Moth tehsil of Jhansi district. Chirgaon is about 10 km away. Moth is about 19 km away. Bhānder is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dewal (under 2 km), Shah Pura (2.0 km) and Dabrabuzurg (2.5 km).

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

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