About Dharai Village

Dharai is one of the larger villages in Salon tehsil, in the district of Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,865, made up of 4,014 males and 3,851 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1080.31 hectares hectares.

Dharai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharai village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Rae Bareli
Tehsil	Salon
Area (hectares)	1080.31 hectares
Population	7,865
Male Population	4,014
Female Population	3,851
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	959
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Dharai compares

By the 2011 count Dharai is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,851 residents. Its 1080.31 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Dharai

Dharai 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 Dharai as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dharai from other places

Dharai lies about 38 km from Rae Bareli, and the nearest railway station is Arkha, about 18 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 Dharai
Tehsil headquarters	Salon	7.0 km
Nearest railway station	Arkha	18 km
Nearest town	Lālganj	23 km
District headquarters	Rae Bareli	38 km

Villages closest to Dharai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharai village had a population of 7,865. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,851 residents.

Dharai village has 4,014 males and 3,851 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharai has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 974.

Dharai covers 1080.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dharai falls under Salon tehsil of Rae Bareli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dharai is Arkha, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dharai.

Dharai is about 38 km from Rae Bareli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharai is in Salon tehsil of Rae Bareli district. Salon is about 7.0 km away. Arkha is about 18 km away. Lālganj is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.