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About Dewa Bigha Village

Dewa Bigha is a small village in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 166, made up of 84 males and 82 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34 hectares hectares.

Dewa Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewa Bigha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Arwal
Tehsil Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur
Area (hectares) 34 hectares
Population 166
Male Population 84
Female Population 82
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dewa Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Dewa Bigha is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,854 residents. Its 34 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Dewa Bigha

Dewa Bigha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dewa Bigha 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dewa Bigha from other places

Dewa Bigha lies about 21 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Wanabar Halt, about 22 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 Dewa Bigha
Nearest town Tekāri 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur 21 km
District headquarters Arwal 21 km
Nearest railway station Wanabar Halt 22 km

Villages closest to Dewa Bigha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur 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 Dewa Bigha

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewa Bigha village had a population of 166. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,854 residents.

Dewa Bigha village has 84 males and 82 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewa Bigha has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

Dewa Bigha covers 34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dewa Bigha falls under Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dewa Bigha is Wanabar Halt, about 22 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dewa Bigha.

Dewa Bigha is about 21 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dewa Bigha is in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur tehsil of Arwal district. Tekāri is about 17 km away. Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur is about 21 km away. Arwal is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurmanwan (under 2 km), Khatangi (under 2 km) and Sonari (2.2 km).

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

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