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About Dhainsra Village

Dhainsra is a small village in Ikauna tehsil, in the district of Shrawasti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 426, made up of 239 males and 187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 782 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271804, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhainsra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhainsra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shrawasti
Tehsil Ikauna
Pincode 271804
Area (hectares) 137.21 hectares
Population 426
Male Population 239
Female Population 187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 782
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhainsra compares

By the 2011 count Dhainsra is the 204th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,849 residents. Its 137.21 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 883.

Getting to Dhainsra

Dhainsra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhainsra as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhainsra from other places

Dhainsra lies about 18 km from Shrawasti, and the nearest railway station is Bahraich, 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 Dhainsra
Nearest railway station Bahraich 13 km
Nearest town Bahraigh 15 km
District headquarters Shrawasti 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Ikauna 25 km

Villages closest to Dhainsra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhainsra village had a population of 426. That makes it the 204th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,849 residents.

Dhainsra village has 239 males and 187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhainsra has about 782 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 883.

The pincode recorded for Dhainsra is 271804. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhainsra covers 137.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhainsra falls under Ikauna tehsil of Shrawasti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhainsra is Bahraich, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhainsra.

Dhainsra is about 18 km from Shrawasti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhainsra is in Ikauna tehsil of Shrawasti district. Bahraich is about 13 km away. Bahraigh is about 15 km away. Shrawasti is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tikar Aladad (under 2 km), Auraiya Tikai (under 2 km) and Turhin Balram (under 2 km).

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

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