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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Dehri
| other_name = Dehri-On-Sone
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Urban Area
| image_skyline = {{multiple image
| border = infobox
| total_width = 250
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| perrow = 1/1
|image1 =
|image2 = Dehri-on-Sone railway station platform 6.JPG}}
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Indrapuri Barrage at Dehri On Sone, <br> Dehri Junction
| image_map = Dehri block map.png
| pushpin_map = India Bihar#India
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Bihar, India
| coordinates = {{coord|24.91|N|84.18|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Bihar]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Rohtas district|Rohtas]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type = Municipality
| governing_body = [[Dehri Urban Development Authority]] (DUDA)
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 52
| population_total = 137,231
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 =
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| demographics1_title2 = Others
| demographics1_info2 = [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 821305,821307<ref>[http://www.citypincode.in/BIHAR/ROHTAS/Dehri_BMP__PINCODE Dehri on Sone Rohtas Pin Code], ''citypincode.in''</ref>
| registration_plate = BR-24
| blank1_name = [[Indian Railways|Railway Station]]
| blank1_info = [[Dehri-on-Sone railway station|Dehri-on-Sone Junction]]
| website = {{URL|rohtas.nic.in/}}
| footnotes =
}}
'''Dehri''' (also spelled as '''Dehree'''<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Thornton |first=J. H. |date=1874-06-01 |title=Report on Cholera in the Shahabad District |journal=The Indian Medical Gazette |volume=9 |issue=6 |pages=146–147 |issn=0019-5863 |pmc=5128170 |pmid=28995022}}</ref>) also known as '''Dehri-on-Sone''' is a Nagar parishad and corresponding [[community development block]] in [[Rohtas district]] in the state of [[Bihar]], India. Situated on the banks of [[Sone River]],<ref name="Britannica">{{cite web |title=Dehri |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Dehri |website=Encyclopaedia Britannica |access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref> Dehri is a [[railway]] hub, and is adjoining [[Dalmianagar]] that used to be an industrial town.

== Etymology ==
The name Dehri-on-Sone is based on the Sone River. The city is situated at the banks of the Sone River.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-12|title=डेहरी ऑन सोन में स्तिथ है भारत की 5वीं सबसे लम्बी रेल ब्रिज|url=https://dehrionsonecity.com/nehru-setu-in-dehri-on-sone-is-the-fifth-longest-rail-bridge-in-india/|access-date=2021-06-13|website=dehrionsonecity.com|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
{{historical populations
| align = left
| source = 2011 Census of India<ref name="Census 2011"/>
| 1941 | 8281
| 1951 | 24406
| 1961 | 38092
| 1971 | 46037
| 1981 | 90409
| 1991 | 93594
| 2001 | 119057
| 2011 | 137231
}}

As of 2011, its population was 137,231, in 23,234 households.<ref name="Census 2011">{{cite web |title=Census of India 2011: Bihar District Census Handbook - Rohtas, Part A (Village and Town Directory) |pages=33, 44–70, 1084–1123, 1191–1192, 1286–1299|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/BiharA.html |website=Census 2011 India|access-date=20 May 2020}}</ref> Dehri is home to the [[Indrapuri Barrage]], the fourth-longest [[Barrage (dam)|barrage]] in the world.<ref name="Indrapuri Dam">{{cite web |title=Indrapuri Dam |url=http://rohtasdistrict.com/indrapuri-dam/ |website=Rohtas District |access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref>

Males were 72,372 and females 64,859. The average literacy rate was 81.2%, higher than the national average of 74%. Male literacy was 87.54% and female literacy 74.08%. The population of children in age group 0–6 years was 19,010, of which boys were 9,886 and girls 9,124.

== Economy ==
[[File:Indrapuri Dam,Dehri-on-sone.jpg|thumb|The [[Indrapuri Barrage|Indrapuri Dam]], near Dehri.]]
Important industries in Dehri include [[sawmill]]ing and [[ghee]] processing.<ref name="Britannica"/> Other important commodities include [[plastic pipe]]s, [[light bulb]]s, and [[shoe]]s.<ref name="Census 2011"/>

The headworks of the [[Sone canal]] system is located in Dehri.<ref name="Britannica"/><ref name="Census 2011"/>

== Recreation ==
Dehri is home to a [[stadium]], two [[Movie theater|cinema]]s four [[auditorium]]s, and three [[public library|public libraries]].<ref name="Census 2011"/>

==Transportation==
Dehri-on-Sone railway station (station code: '''DOS''') is on the [[Gaya–Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction section]] of the [[Grand Chord]] line. It is the major railway station of Dehri.<ref>{{cite web | title=126 Arrivals at Dehri on Sone ECR/East Central Zone - Railway Enquiry | url=https://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/dehri-on-sone-dos/1390 }}</ref>

Dehri is located on major road [[National Highway 19 (India)|Delhi Kolkata Highway]], which connects to the major cities of India.

==Climate==
{{Weather box
| location = Dehri (1991–2020, extremes 1901–2020)
| metric first = yes
| single line = yes
| width = auto
| Jan record high C = 31.0
| Feb record high C = 36.0
| Mar record high C = 41.5
| Apr record high C = 45.3
| May record high C = 49.5
| Jun record high C = 47.2
| Jul record high C = 44.5
| Aug record high C = 39.4
| Sep record high C = 37.1
| Oct record high C = 39.7
| Nov record high C = 35.1
| Dec record high C = 31.7
|year record high C = 49.5
| Jan high C = 22.4
| Feb high C = 26.4
| Mar high C = 33.0
| Apr high C = 38.9
| May high C = 40.5
| Jun high C = 38.0
| Jul high C = 33.6
| Aug high C = 32.8
| Sep high C = 32.4
| Oct high C = 31.5
| Nov high C = 28.9
| Dec high C = 24.6
|year high C = 32.1
| Jan low C = 8.5
| Feb low C = 11.4
| Mar low C = 15.6
| Apr low C = 21.3
| May low C = 23.8
| Jun low C = 24.7
| Jul low C = 24.9
| Aug low C = 24.7
| Sep low C = 23.9
| Oct low C = 20.3
| Nov low C = 13.5
| Dec low C = 9.7
|year low C = 18.6
| Jan record low C = -1.0
| Feb record low C = 0.0
| Mar record low C = 1.5
| Apr record low C = 3.0
| May record low C = 5.0
| Jun record low C = 13.5
| Jul record low C = 11.4
| Aug record low C = 11.0
| Sep record low C = 10.8
| Oct record low C = 4.0
| Nov record low C = 0.0
| Dec record low C = 0.0
|year record low C = -1.0
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 11.1
| Feb rain mm = 17.4
| Mar rain mm = 9.6
| Apr rain mm = 10.2
| May rain mm = 35.4
| Jun rain mm = 132.9
| Jul rain mm = 316.2
| Aug rain mm = 297.8
| Sep rain mm = 190.4
| Oct rain mm = 43.7
| Nov rain mm = 1.7
| Dec rain mm = 3.5
|year rain mm = 1070.1
| Jan rain days = 1.0
| Feb rain days = 1.4
| Mar rain days = 1.1
| Apr rain days = 1.0
| May rain days = 2.5
| Jun rain days = 6.7
| Jul rain days = 13.4
| Aug rain days = 13.2
| Sep rain days = 9.0
| Oct rain days = 2.2
| Nov rain days = 0.2
| Dec rain days = 0.4
|year rain days = 52.1
|time day = 17:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| Jan humidity = 66
| Feb humidity = 60
| Mar humidity = 44
| Apr humidity = 32
| May humidity = 37
| Jun humidity = 56
| Jul humidity = 74
| Aug humidity = 79
| Sep humidity = 81
| Oct humidity = 74
| Nov humidity = 65
| Dec humidity = 64
|year humidity = 61
|source 1 = [[India Meteorological Department]]<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/Climatological%20Tables%201991-2020.pdf
| title = Climatological Tables of Observatories in India 1991-2020
| publisher = [[India Meteorological Department]]
| access-date = April 8, 2024
}}</ref><ref name=IMDnormals>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205040301/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| title = Station: Dehri Climatological Table 1981–2010
| work = Climatological Normals 1981–2010
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = January 2015
| pages = 235–236
| access-date = 18 August 2020}}</ref><ref name=IMDextremes>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042509/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| title = Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = December 2016
| page = M33
| access-date = 18 August 2020}}</ref>
}}

== Villages ==
The CD block of Dehri contains 58 rural villages, all of which are inhabited:<ref name="Census 2011"/>

{| class="wikitable sortable"

|-
! Village name
! Total land area (hectares)
! Population (in 2011)
|-
| Panruhar || 557 || 1,803
|-
| Gohi || 123 || 1,353
|-
| Gonuwan || 69 || 720
|-
| Maudiha || 136 || 1,727
|-
| Shiwpur || 78 || 590
|-
| Barawan || 279 || 4,521
|-
| Ahirawan || 176 || 1,942
|-
| Khudrawan || 120 || 1,439
|-
| Chilbila || 97 || 1,380
|-
| Parsawan || 55 || 1,307
|-
| Tanrwa || 210 || 1,177
|-
| Majhiawan || 195 || 1,839
|-
| Ayar Kotha || 53 || 1,138
|-
| Darihat || 1,123 || 11,953
|-
| Bhusahula || 291 || 2,953
|-
| Chainpur || 311 || 876
|-
| Berkap || 454 || 2,893
|-
| Bharkunria || 184 || 1,885
|-
| Ahibaranpur || 121 || 2,065
|-
| Hurka || 320 || 1,982
|-
| Sidhauli || 22 || 2,320
|-
| Gangauli || 447 || 5,279
|-
| Pahleza || 338 || 6,464
|-
| Shiupur || 59 || 932
|-
| Deuria || 284 || 2,939
|-
| Tendua Dusadhi || 239 || 2,660
|-
| Mahdewa || 175 || 1,298
|-
| Chormara || 74 || 25
|-
| [[Jamuhar]] || 368 || 6,228
|-
| Rudarpura || 210 || 1,121
|-
| Chakia || 264 || 2,362
|-
| Manaura || 70 || 625
|-
| Mathuri || 180 || 3,581
|-
| Sakhara || 405 || 5,820
|-
| Suara || 267 || 2,584
|-
| Dahaur || 276 || 2,802
|-
| Patpura || 219 || 1,617
|-
| Bharkunria || 320 || 1,737
|-
| Guraila || 146 || 1,933
|-
| Durgapur || 170 || 1,461
|-
| Bhatauli || 162 || 1,558
|-
| Wojhaulia || 19 || 731
|-
| Ghonghaha || 96 || 1,865
|-
| Khairaha || 135 || 1,853
|-
| Bhainsaha || 64 || 2,833
|-
| [[Bastipur, India|Bastipur]] || 451 || 2,159
|-
| Katar || 853 || 3,368
|-
| Bardiha || 94 || 1,477
|-
| Sujanpur || 109 || 1,750
|-
| Manikpur || 53 || 1,814
|-
| Bhaluari || 475 || 6,821
|-
| Nawadih || 422 || 4,000
|-
| Dudhmi || 134 || 1,705
|-
| Shahpur || 103 || 89
|-
| Chaknaha || 155 || 1,831
|-
| Shankarpur || 120 || 2,056
|-
| Sikaria || 619 || 559
|-
| Patanawa || 528 || 1,983
|-
| Garwat Bigha || 60 || 805
|}

{{see also|List of cities in Bihar}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Rohtas district}}

[[Category:Dehri| ]]
[[Category:Villages in Rohtas district]]

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