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About Dhera Village

Dhera is a mid sized village in Moth tehsil, in the district of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 535, made up of 287 males and 248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 392.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 284306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhera village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jhansi
Tehsil Moth
Pincode 284306
Area (hectares) 392.6 hectares
Population 535
Male Population 287
Female Population 248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhera compares

By the 2011 count Dhera is the 145th 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 392.6 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Dhera

Dhera is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhera as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Dhera from other places

Dhera lies about 68 km from Jhansi, and the nearest railway station is Parauna, 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 Dhera
Nearest railway station Parauna 3.6 km
Nearest town Konch 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Moth 20 km
District headquarters Jhansi 68 km

Villages closest to Dhera

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 Dhera

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhera village had a population of 535. That makes it the 145th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Dhera village has 287 males and 248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhera has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Dhera is 284306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhera covers 392.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhera is Parauna, 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 - 10 km distance for Dhera.

Dhera is about 68 km from Jhansi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhera is in Moth tehsil of Jhansi district. Parauna is about 3.6 km away. Konch is about 18 km away. Moth is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Budhera Ghat (under 2 km), Sesa (3.4 km) and Mirona (4.0 km).

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

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