About Dikra Village

Dikra is a mid sized village in Ikauna tehsil, in the district of Shrawasti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,458, made up of 767 males and 691 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 255.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271835, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dikra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dikra village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Shrawasti
Tehsil	Ikauna
Pincode	271835
Area (hectares)	255.85 hectares
Population	1,458
Male Population	767
Female Population	691
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	901
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dikra compares

By the 2011 count Dikra is the 119th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,849 residents. Its 255.85 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 883.

Getting to Dikra

Dikra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dikra 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dikra from other places

Dikra lies about 10 km from Shrawasti, and the nearest railway station is Chilwariya, 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 Dikra
District headquarters	Shrawasti	10 km
Nearest town	Bhinga	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ikauna	17 km
Nearest railway station	Chilwariya	18 km

Villages closest to Dikra

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.

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Common questions about Dikra

As per the Census of India 2011, Dikra village had a population of 1,458. That makes it the 119th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,849 residents.

Dikra village has 767 males and 691 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dikra has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 883.

The pincode recorded for Dikra is 271835. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dikra covers 255.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dikra is Chilwariya, about 18 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dikra.

Dikra is about 10 km from Shrawasti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dikra is in Ikauna tehsil of Shrawasti district. Shrawasti is about 10 km away. Bhinga is about 16 km away. Ikauna is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.