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About Despur Village

Despur is a mid sized village in Kutumba tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 735, made up of 382 males and 353 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107 hectares hectares.

Despur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Despur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Kutumba
Area (hectares) 107 hectares
Population 735
Male Population 382
Female Population 353
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Despur compares

By the 2011 count Despur is the 95th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,053 residents. Its 107 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Despur

Despur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Despur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Despur from other places

Despur lies about 19 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Barkisalaiya, about 20 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 Despur
Tehsil headquarters Kutumba 6.5 km
Nearest town Nabīnagar 17 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 19 km
Nearest railway station Barkisalaiya 20 km

Villages closest to Despur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Despur village had a population of 735. That makes it the 95th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,053 residents.

Despur village has 382 males and 353 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Despur has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Despur covers 107 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Despur falls under Kutumba tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Despur is Barkisalaiya, about 20 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 5 - 10 km distance for Despur.

Despur is about 19 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Despur is in Kutumba tehsil of Aurangabad district. Kutumba is about 6.5 km away. Nabīnagar is about 17 km away. Aurangabad is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhakhra (under 2 km), Dhuranda (under 2 km) and Dhanibar (under 2 km).

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

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