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About Delhana Village

Delhana is a large village in Varanasi tehsil, in the district of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,547, made up of 1,339 males and 1,208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 221311, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Delhana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Delhana village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Varanasi
Tehsil Varanasi
Pincode 221311
Area (hectares) 127.52 hectares
Population 2,547
Male Population 1,339
Female Population 1,208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Delhana compares

By the 2011 count Delhana is the 164th largest of the 767 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,740 residents. Its 127.52 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Delhana

The census records public bus service for Delhana 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Delhana from other places

Delhana lies about 20 km from Varanasi, and the nearest railway station is Kailahat, about 6.7 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 Delhana
Nearest town Chunār 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Kailahat 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Varanasi 20 km

Villages closest to Delhana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Delhana village had a population of 2,547. That makes it the 164th largest of the 767 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,740 residents.

Delhana village has 1,339 males and 1,208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Delhana has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Delhana is 221311. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Delhana covers 127.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Delhana falls under Varanasi tehsil of Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Delhana is Kailahat, about 6.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Delhana.

Delhana is about 20 km from Varanasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Delhana is in Varanasi tehsil of Varanasi district. Chunār is about 5.2 km away. Kailahat is about 6.7 km away. Varanasi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arajiline (under 2 km), Ashar (2.5 km) and Laskariya (2.8 km).

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

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