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About Dhekwa Village

Dhekwa is a mid sized village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,594, made up of 812 males and 782 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194 hectares hectares.

Dhekwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhekwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Rae Bareli
Tehsil Maharajganj
Area (hectares) 194 hectares
Population 1,594
Male Population 812
Female Population 782
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Dhekwa compares

By the 2011 count Dhekwa is the 102nd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents. Its 194 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Dhekwa

Dhekwa 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 Dhekwa as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. The nearest villages by name are Darehata, Dautra, Deheli and Depar Mau. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dhekwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhekwa village had a population of 1,594. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents.

Dhekwa village has 812 males and 782 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhekwa has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Dhekwa covers 194 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhekwa falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Rae Bareli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Dhekwa notes the nearest railway station as Available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Dhekwa.

Dhekwa is in Maharajganj tehsil of Rae Bareli district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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