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About Dehra Village

Dehra is a large village in Amethi tehsil, in the district of Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,488, made up of 1,294 males and 1,194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 233.61 hectares hectares.

Dehra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dehra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sultanpur
Tehsil Amethi
Area (hectares) 233.61 hectares
Population 2,488
Male Population 1,294
Female Population 1,194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
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 Dehra compares

By the 2011 count Dehra is the 40th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents. Its 233.61 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Dehra

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

Dehra lies about 35 km from Sultanpur, and the nearest railway station is Misrauli, about 7.2 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 Dehra
Nearest railway station Misrauli 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Amethi 8.6 km
Nearest town Lālganj 18 km
District headquarters Sultanpur 35 km

Villages closest to Dehra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dehra village had a population of 2,488. That makes it the 40th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents.

Dehra village has 1,294 males and 1,194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dehra has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Dehra covers 233.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dehra falls under Amethi tehsil of Sultanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dehra is Misrauli, about 7.2 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 Dehra.

Dehra is about 35 km from Sultanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dehra is in Amethi tehsil of Sultanpur district. Misrauli is about 7.2 km away. Amethi is about 8.6 km away. Lālganj 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 Gorkha Pur (under 2 km), Himmatgarh (under 2 km) and Ramgarh (under 2 km).

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

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