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About Dadri Village

Dadri is one of the larger villages in Sardhana tehsil, in the district of Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,068, made up of 2,681 males and 2,387 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 488.66 hectares hectares.

Dadri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dadri village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Meerut
Tehsil Sardhana
Area (hectares) 488.66 hectares
Population 5,068
Male Population 2,681
Female Population 2,387
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dadri compares

By the 2011 count Dadri is the 27th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,592 residents. Its 488.66 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 884.

Getting to Dadri

Dadri is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dadri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dadri from other places

Dadri lies about 34 km from Meerut, and the nearest railway station is Baraut, about 12 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 Dadri
Nearest railway station Baraut 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Sardhana 22 km
District headquarters Meerut 34 km

Villages closest to Dadri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dadri village had a population of 5,068. That makes it the 27th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,592 residents.

Dadri village has 2,681 males and 2,387 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dadri has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 884.

Dadri covers 488.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dadri falls under Sardhana tehsil of Meerut district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dadri is Baraut, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dadri.

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

Dadri is in Sardhana tehsil of Meerut district. Baraut is about 12 km away. Sardhana is about 22 km away. Meerut is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khiwai (6.9 km), Kheri Kalan (8.6 km) and Mainaputhi (11 km).

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

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