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About Deothal Village

Deothal is a mid sized village in Raniganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,215, made up of 629 males and 586 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Deothal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Deothal village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Raniganj
Pincode 854312
Area (hectares) 102.4 hectares
Population 1,215
Male Population 629
Female Population 586
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Deothal compares

By the 2011 count Deothal is the 73rd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents. Its 102.4 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Deothal

Deothal is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Deothal as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Deothal from other places

Deothal lies about 17 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Kusiargaon, about 8.6 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 Deothal
Nearest railway station Kusiargaon 8.6 km
District headquarters Araria 17 km
Nearest town Arāria 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Raniganj 17 km

Villages closest to Deothal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raniganj 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 Deothal

As per the Census of India 2011, Deothal village had a population of 1,215. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents.

Deothal village has 629 males and 586 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Deothal has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Deothal is 854312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Deothal covers 102.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Deothal falls under Raniganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Deothal is Kusiargaon, about 8.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Deothal.

Deothal is about 17 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Deothal is in Raniganj tehsil of Araria district. Kusiargaon is about 8.6 km away. Araria is about 17 km away. Arāria is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumhra (1.6 km), Ghaghri (2.9 km) and Karankia (3.0 km).

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

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