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About Dhekahai Village

Dhekahai is a mid sized village in Manjhanpur tehsil, in the district of Kaushambi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,473, made up of 810 males and 663 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 819 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhekahai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhekahai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kaushambi
Tehsil Manjhanpur
Pincode 212216
Area (hectares) 111.19 hectares
Population 1,473
Male Population 810
Female Population 663
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 819
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhekahai compares

By the 2011 count Dhekahai is the 135th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,987 residents. Its 111.19 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Dhekahai

Dhekahai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhekahai as Available within 5 - 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 Dhekahai from other places

Dhekahai lies about 21 km from Kaushambi, and the nearest railway station is Bargarh, about 20 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 Dhekahai
Nearest railway station Bargarh 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Manjhanpur 21 km
District headquarters Kaushambi 21 km
Nearest town Kunda 42 km

Villages closest to Dhekahai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhekahai village had a population of 1,473. That makes it the 135th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,987 residents.

Dhekahai village has 810 males and 663 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhekahai has about 819 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Dhekahai is 212216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhekahai covers 111.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhekahai falls under Manjhanpur tehsil of Kaushambi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhekahai is Bargarh, about 20 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhekahai.

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

Dhekahai is in Manjhanpur tehsil of Kaushambi district. Bargarh is about 20 km away. Manjhanpur is about 21 km away. Kaushambi 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 Makadumpur Dhokasaha (under 2 km), Mendaraha (under 2 km) and Chak Sirsi (under 2 km).

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

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