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About Old Deka Village

Old Deka is a small village in New Seren tehsil, in the district of East Siang, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 371, made up of 195 males and 176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180 hectares hectares.

Old Deka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Old Deka village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District East Siang
Tehsil New Seren
Area (hectares) 180 hectares
Population 371
Male Population 195
Female Population 176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
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 Old Deka compares

By the 2011 count Old Deka is the 4th largest of the 8 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 381 residents. Its 180 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Old Deka

The census records public bus service for Old Deka 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. The nearest villages by name are New Deka, New Seren H Q, Pam and Potte. 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 Old Deka

As per the Census of India 2011, Old Deka village had a population of 371. That makes it the 4th largest of the 8 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 381 residents.

Old Deka village has 195 males and 176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Old Deka has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Old Deka covers 180 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Old Deka falls under New Seren tehsil of East Siang district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The census record for Old Deka notes the nearest railway station 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 Old Deka.

Old Deka is in New Seren tehsil of East Siang 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 Old Deka today is likely to be higher.

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