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About Dadra Village

Dadra is a mid sized village in Mehdawal tehsil, in the district of Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,354, made up of 721 males and 633 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61 hectares hectares.

Dadra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dadra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sant Kabir Nagar
Tehsil Mehdawal
Area (hectares) 61 hectares
Population 1,354
Male Population 721
Female Population 633
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Dadra compares

By the 2011 count Dadra is the 98th largest of the 440 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 991 residents. Its 61 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Dadra

Dadra 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 Dadra as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dadra from other places

Dadra lies about 29 km from Sant Kabir Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Campierganj, about 13 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 Dadra
Tehsil headquarters Mehdawal 4.2 km
Nearest town Mehndāwal 4.2 km
Nearest railway station Campierganj 13 km
District headquarters Sant Kabir Nagar 29 km

Villages closest to Dadra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dadra village had a population of 1,354. That makes it the 98th largest of the 440 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 991 residents.

Dadra village has 721 males and 633 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dadra has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Dadra covers 61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dadra falls under Mehdawal tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dadra is Campierganj, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

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

Dadra is about 29 km from Sant Kabir Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dadra is in Mehdawal tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district. Mehdawal is about 4.2 km away. Mehndāwal is about 4.2 km away. Campierganj is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Natwa (under 2 km), Jamuaria Kalan (under 2 km) and Dandiakalan (under 2 km).

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

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