About Dekahi Village

Dekahi is a large village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,047, made up of 1,055 males and 992 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159.71 hectares hectares.

Dekahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dekahi village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Mahrajganj
Tehsil	Maharajganj
Area (hectares)	159.71 hectares
Population	2,047
Male Population	1,055
Female Population	992
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	940
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dekahi compares

By the 2011 count Dekahi is the 210th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents. Its 159.71 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Dekahi

Dekahi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dekahi as Available within 5 - 10 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 Dekahi from other places

Dekahi lies about 34 km from Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Khushal Nagar, about 4.2 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 Dekahi
Nearest railway station	Khushal Nagar	4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Maharajganj	18 km
Nearest town	Mahārāganj	18 km
District headquarters	Mahrajganj	34 km

Villages closest to Dekahi

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

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Common questions about Dekahi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dekahi village had a population of 2,047. That makes it the 210th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents.

Dekahi village has 1,055 males and 992 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dekahi has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

Dekahi covers 159.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dekahi falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dekahi is Khushal Nagar, about 4.2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dekahi.

Dekahi is about 34 km from Mahrajganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dekahi is in Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Khushal Nagar is about 4.2 km away. Maharajganj is about 18 km away. Mahārāganj is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.