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Dharai

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Salon mandal
Pincode 229129
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Dharai is a village in Salon mandal, Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, with a population of 7,865 across 1,332 households. The village has a literacy rate of 45.6% and is located at coordinates 25.969°N, 81.475°E with PIN code 229129.

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RAJARAM
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LGD code
145534
Pincode
229129
Post office
Parsadepur
Population
7,865
Households
1,332
Literacy rate
45.6%
Sex ratio
959 ♀/1000♂
Workers
2,626
Distance to district centre
86 km
Distance to mandal centre
55 km
Distance to Lucknow
111 km
Distance to Delhi
514 km
Nearest railway station
Arkha · 18 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
living · 14 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Dharai compares

By population, Dharai ranks #6 of 263 villages in Salon mandal.

Literacy rate
%
45.6%
−5.1% vs mandal average
Dharai
45.6%
Salon mandal
50.7%
Rae Bareli district
57.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
959
−11 vs mandal average
Dharai
959
Salon mandal
970
Household size
people per home
5.9
+0.4 vs mandal average
Dharai
5.9
Salon mandal
5.5

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Dharai at a glance

Dharai is a village of 7,865 people in 1,332 households (Census 2011) in Salon tehsil, Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, the 6th-largest of 263 villages in Salon tehsil. Literacy is 46%, 5 points below the tehsil average of 51% and the sex ratio is 959 women per 1,000 men. It lies 86 km from the Rae Bareli district centre, 18 km from Itaura Buzurg, the nearest town, 18 km from Arkha railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 229129, served by Parsadepur post office; the LGD village code is 145534. The nearest hospital or health centre is living, 14 km away. The sarpanch is RAJARAM, and the village votes in Bachhrawan assembly constituency, represented by MLA Shyam Sunder. The population is estimated at 9,273 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Dharai

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Dharai · this village7,86546%
Kemupur · Salon1,42653%2.7 km SE
Khwajapur · Shahganj1,45263%3.1 km W
Khwajapur · Shahganj03.1 km W
Khwajapur · Haidergarh2,57355%3.1 km W
Khwajapur · Salon2,30546%3.1 km W
Khwajapur · Kishni68663%3.1 km W
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dharai

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
6
Power hours (winter)
6
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
1
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
Yes
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
Yes
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
No
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
RAE BARELI
Distance to nearest town (km)
43
Distance to district HQ (km)
60
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
10
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
DHARAI
Total area (ha)
1,080.31
Irrigated area (ha)
701.67
Forest area (ha)
172.52

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Dharai

LGD code
145534
Pincode
229129
Post office
Parsadepur
Population (Census 2011)
7,865
Population (projected 2026)
9,273
Households
1,332
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
959
Literacy rate
45.6%
Coordinates
25.96876°N, 81.47494°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Rae Bareli
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bachhrawan
Member of Parliament
Rahul Gandhi
Member of Legislative Assembly
Shyam Sunder
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
RAJARAM
Block / Mandal
Salon
Getting there

How to reach Dharai

Mandal centre
Salon · ≈ 55 km
≈ 1 h 53 min by car · 2 h 15 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Rae Bareli · ≈ 86 km
≈ 2 h 56 min by car · 3 h 29 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 13,851 people
Itaura Buzurg · ≈ 18 km
≈ 37 min by car · 43 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Lucknow111 kmcapital
  • Delhi514 km
  • Kolkata794 km
  • Hyderabad1003 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationArkha18 km
  • Bus stopMangapur chauraha18 km
  • Hospital / PHCliving14 km
  • ATM / bankbankofbaroda14 km
  • Petrol pumpHP19 km
  • CollegeBhawans Mehta Vidyashram Bharwari46 km
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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, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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