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About Dewankhiri Village

Dewankhiri is a small village in Nabinagar tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 42, made up of 25 males and 17 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 680 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53 hectares hectares.

Dewankhiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewankhiri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Nabinagar
Area (hectares) 53 hectares
Population 42
Male Population 25
Female Population 17
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 680
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dewankhiri compares

By the 2011 count Dewankhiri is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 940 residents. Its 53 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Dewankhiri

Dewankhiri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dewankhiri 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 Dewankhiri from other places

Dewankhiri lies about 25 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Nabinagar Road, about 8.5 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 Dewankhiri
Tehsil headquarters Nabinagar 5.1 km
Nearest town Nabīnagar 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Nabinagar Road 8.5 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 25 km

Villages closest to Dewankhiri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewankhiri village had a population of 42. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 940 residents.

Dewankhiri village has 25 males and 17 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewankhiri has about 680 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Dewankhiri covers 53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dewankhiri falls under Nabinagar tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dewankhiri is Nabinagar Road, about 8.5 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 Dewankhiri.

Dewankhiri is about 25 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dewankhiri is in Nabinagar tehsil of Aurangabad district. Nabinagar is about 5.1 km away. Nabīnagar is about 5.1 km away. Nabinagar Road is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banhara (under 2 km), Bhagli (under 2 km) and Dhanawan (under 2 km).

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

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