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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Dera is a village in Bara mandal, Prayagraj district, Uttar Pradesh, with a population of 1,637 across 326 households. The village has a literacy rate of 44.7% and is located at coordinates 28.436°N, 77.176°E with PIN code 212107.
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anar kali
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- LGD code
- 162080
- Pincode
- 212107
- Post office
- Jasra
- Population
- 1,637
- Households
- 326
- Literacy rate
- 44.7%
- Sex ratio
- 1132 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 661
- Distance to district centre
- 379 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 399 km
- Distance to Lucknow
- 411 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 20 km
- Nearest railway station
- Ghitorni · 7 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Genesis Health · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Dera compares
By population, Dera ranks #68 of 323 villages in Bara mandal.
Literacy rate
%
44.7%
−11.0% vs mandal average
- Dera
- 44.7%
- Bara mandal
- 55.7%
- Prayagraj district
- 61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,132
+234 vs mandal average
- Dera
- 1,132
- Bara mandal
- 898
Household size
people per home
5.0
−0.6 vs mandal average
- Dera
- 5.0
- Bara mandal
- 5.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dera at a glance
Dera is a village of 1,637 people in 326 households (Census 2011) in Bara tehsil, Prayagraj district, Uttar Pradesh, the 68th-largest of 323 villages in Bara tehsil. Literacy is 45%, 11 points below the tehsil average of 56% and the sex ratio is 1,132 women per 1,000 men. It lies 379 km from the Prayagraj district centre, 30 km from Dichaon Kalan, the nearest town, 7 km from Ghitorni railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 212107, served by Jasra post office; the LGD village code is 162080. Mapped within or next to the village: primary health centre. The sarpanch is anar kali, and the village votes in Sarojini Nagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajeshwar Singh. The population is estimated at 1,930 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dera
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 13
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- ALLD
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 45
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 45
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- DERA
- Total area (ha)
- 406.48
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 280.1
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Dera
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Dera
- LGD code
- 162080
- Pincode
- 212107
- Post office
- Jasra
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,637
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,930
- Households
- 326
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1132
- Literacy rate
- 44.7%
- Coordinates
- 28.43575°N, 77.17590°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Mohanlalganj
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sarojini Nagar
- Member of Parliament
- R. K. Chaudhary
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rajeshwar Singh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- anar kali
- Block / Mandal
- Bara
- Nearest PHC
- Genesis Health (1.5 km)
Getting there
How to reach Dera
Nearest town · 27,255 people
Dichaon Kalan · ≈ 30 km
≈ 1 h 1 min by car · 1 h 12 min by bike
DirectionsDistance to cities · straight line
- Lucknow411 kmcapital
- Delhi20 km
- Mumbai1129 km
- Hyderabad1236 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationGhitorni7 km
- Bus stopRadha Swami Satsang2 km
- Hospital / PHCGenesis Health2 km
- ATM / bankParamjeet Saha5 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil7 km
- CollegeIILM University7 km
- Police stationPolice Post Sanjay Colony5 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- Radha Swami Satsang1.7 km
- Health centre
- Genesis Health1.5 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Primary health centre
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Dera
7 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Dera
2 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
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- Pandar
- Gauhanee
- Amilia Tarhar
- Gadaiya Kalan
- Chamu
- Bheeta
- Garha
- Amreha
- Beekar
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)