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About Dakhera Village

Dakhera is a large village in Laharpur tehsil, in the district of Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,911, made up of 1,544 males and 1,367 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 406 hectares hectares.

Dakhera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakhera village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sitapur
Tehsil Laharpur
Area (hectares) 406 hectares
Population 2,911
Male Population 1,544
Female Population 1,367
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
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 Dakhera compares

By the 2011 count Dakhera is the 77th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,096 residents. Its 406 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Dakhera

Dakhera is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dakhera 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 Dakhera from other places

Dakhera lies about 32 km from Sitapur, and the nearest railway station is Parsendi, about 19 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 Dakhera
Tehsil headquarters Laharpur 5.7 km
Nearest town Lāharpur 5.7 km
Nearest railway station Parsendi 19 km
District headquarters Sitapur 32 km

Villages closest to Dakhera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakhera village had a population of 2,911. That makes it the 77th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,096 residents.

Dakhera village has 1,544 males and 1,367 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakhera has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

Dakhera covers 406 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakhera falls under Laharpur tehsil of Sitapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dakhera is Parsendi, about 19 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 Dakhera.

Dakhera is about 32 km from Sitapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakhera is in Laharpur tehsil of Sitapur district. Laharpur is about 5.7 km away. Lāharpur is about 5.7 km away. Parsendi is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saidiapur (2.5 km), Baretee Jalalpur (2.9 km) and Pirakpur (2.9 km).

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

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