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About Dharau Village

Dharau is a mid sized village in Akbarpur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,622, made up of 887 males and 735 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 829 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182.51 hectares hectares.

Dharau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharau village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Dehat
Tehsil Akbarpur
Area (hectares) 182.51 hectares
Population 1,622
Male Population 887
Female Population 735
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 829
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 Dharau compares

By the 2011 count Dharau is the 105th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,782 residents. Its 182.51 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 868.

Getting to Dharau

Dharau is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dharau 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 Dharau from other places

Dharau lies about 19 km from Kanpur Dehat, and the nearest railway station is Lalpur, about 5.1 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 Dharau
Tehsil headquarters Akbarpur 3.0 km
Nearest railway station Lalpur 5.1 km
District headquarters Kanpur Dehat 19 km
Nearest town Pukhrāyān 20 km

Villages closest to Dharau

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharau village had a population of 1,622. That makes it the 105th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,782 residents.

Dharau village has 887 males and 735 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharau has about 829 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 868.

Dharau covers 182.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dharau falls under Akbarpur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dharau is Lalpur, about 5.1 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 Dharau.

Dharau is about 19 km from Kanpur Dehat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharau is in Akbarpur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district. Akbarpur is about 3.0 km away. Lalpur is about 5.1 km away. Kanpur Dehat is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Taktauli (under 2 km), Banar Ali (under 2 km) and Salawatpur (under 2 km).

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

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