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About Derui Village

Derui is a mid sized village in Polba Dadpur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 730, made up of 367 males and 363 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.2 hectares hectares.

Derui Overview

Census 2011 figures for Derui village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Polba Dadpur
Area (hectares) 82.2 hectares
Population 730
Male Population 367
Female Population 363
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Derui compares

By the 2011 count Derui is the 136th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 82.2 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Derui

Derui is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Derui as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dampur, Damurpur, Danerpur and Dantra. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Derui

As per the Census of India 2011, Derui village had a population of 730. That makes it the 136th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Derui village has 367 males and 363 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Derui has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

Derui covers 82.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Derui falls under Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Derui notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Derui.

Derui is in Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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