About Dewakund Village

Dewakund is a large village in Goh tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,039, made up of 1,048 males and 991 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804428, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dewakund Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewakund village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Aurangabad
Tehsil	Goh
Pincode	804428
Area (hectares)	52 hectares
Population	2,039
Male Population	1,048
Female Population	991
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	946
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dewakund compares

By the 2011 count Dewakund is the 28th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents. Its 52 hectares work out to about 39 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Dewakund

Dewakund is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dewakund 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dewakund from other places

Dewakund lies about 45 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Rafiganj, about 30 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 Dewakund
Tehsil headquarters	Goh	12 km
Nearest town	Arwal	17 km
Nearest railway station	Rafiganj	30 km
District headquarters	Aurangabad	45 km

Villages closest to Dewakund

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

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Common questions about Dewakund

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewakund village had a population of 2,039. That makes it the 28th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents.

Dewakund village has 1,048 males and 991 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewakund has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Dewakund is 804428. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dewakund covers 52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 39 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dewakund falls under Goh tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dewakund is Rafiganj, about 30 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dewakund.

Dewakund is about 45 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dewakund is in Goh tehsil of Aurangabad district. Goh is about 12 km away. Arwal is about 17 km away. Rafiganj is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.