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About Dheraha Village

Dheraha is a large village in Manjhanpur tehsil, in the district of Kaushambi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,373, made up of 1,267 males and 1,106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 686.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dheraha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dheraha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kaushambi
Tehsil Manjhanpur
Pincode 212207
Area (hectares) 686.09 hectares
Population 2,373
Male Population 1,267
Female Population 1,106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dheraha compares

By the 2011 count Dheraha is the 76th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,987 residents. Its 686.09 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 915.

Getting to Dheraha

Dheraha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dheraha as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Dheraha from other places

Dheraha lies about 21 km from Kaushambi, and the nearest railway station is Sirathu, about 26 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 Dheraha
Tehsil headquarters Manjhanpur 21 km
District headquarters Kaushambi 21 km
Nearest railway station Sirathu 26 km
Nearest town Chitrakoot Dham 38 km

Villages closest to Dheraha

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 Dheraha

As per the Census of India 2011, Dheraha village had a population of 2,373. That makes it the 76th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,987 residents.

Dheraha village has 1,267 males and 1,106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dheraha has about 873 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 Dheraha is 212207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dheraha covers 686.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dheraha is Sirathu, about 26 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dheraha.

Dheraha 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.

Dheraha is in Manjhanpur tehsil of Kaushambi district. Manjhanpur is about 21 km away. Kaushambi is about 21 km away. Sirathu is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nigaha (under 2 km), Mawai (1.5 km) and Hinouta (2.1 km).

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

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