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About Dheerath Village

Dheerath is a small village in Tilhar tehsil, in the district of Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 492, made up of 255 males and 237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 242407, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dheerath Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dheerath village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shahjahanpur
Tehsil Tilhar
Pincode 242407
Area (hectares) 98.95 hectares
Population 492
Male Population 255
Female Population 237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
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 Dheerath compares

By the 2011 count Dheerath is the 404th largest of the 541 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents. Its 98.95 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 855.

Getting to Dheerath

Dheerath is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dheerath 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 Dheerath from other places

Dheerath lies about 27 km from Shahjahanpur, and the nearest railway station is Nigohi, about 10 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 Dheerath
Nearest railway station Nigohi 10 km
Nearest town Pawāyan 13 km
District headquarters Shahjahanpur 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Tilhar 29 km

Villages closest to Dheerath

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dheerath village had a population of 492. That makes it the 404th largest of the 541 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents.

Dheerath village has 255 males and 237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dheerath has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 855.

The pincode recorded for Dheerath is 242407. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dheerath covers 98.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dheerath falls under Tilhar tehsil of Shahjahanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dheerath is Nigohi, about 10 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 Dheerath.

Dheerath is about 27 km from Shahjahanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dheerath is in Tilhar tehsil of Shahjahanpur district. Nigohi is about 10 km away. Pawāyan is about 13 km away. Shahjahanpur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhataura Prathvipur (under 2 km), Sarai Burani Luhani Urf Diuria (3.7 km) and Shekhapur (5.8 km).

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

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