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About Denga Village

Denga is a large village in Palasi tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,340, made up of 1,254 males and 1,086 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181 hectares hectares.

Denga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Denga village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Palasi
Area (hectares) 181 hectares
Population 2,340
Male Population 1,254
Female Population 1,086
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Denga compares

By the 2011 count Denga is the 32nd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents. Its 181 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Denga

Denga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Denga as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Denga from other places

Denga lies about 9.4 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Araria Court, about 17 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Denga
Tehsil headquarters Palasi 7.9 km
District headquarters Araria 9.4 km
Nearest town Arāria 9.4 km
Nearest railway station Araria Court 17 km

Villages closest to Denga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Palasi tehsil.

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 Denga

As per the Census of India 2011, Denga village had a population of 2,340. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents.

Denga village has 1,254 males and 1,086 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Denga has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Denga covers 181 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Denga falls under Palasi tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Denga is Araria Court, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Denga is about 9.4 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Denga is in Palasi tehsil of Araria district. Palasi is about 7.9 km away. Araria is about 9.4 km away. Arāria is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jurail (under 2 km), Maina (under 2 km) and Rangbaha (1.6 km).

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

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