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About Dekuli Village

Dekuli is a large village in Obra tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,149, made up of 1,148 males and 1,001 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199 hectares hectares.

Dekuli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dekuli village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Obra
Area (hectares) 199 hectares
Population 2,149
Male Population 1,148
Female Population 1,001
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Dekuli compares

By the 2011 count Dekuli is the 29th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents. Its 199 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Dekuli

Dekuli is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dekuli as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dekuli from other places

Dekuli lies about 14 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Dewariya Kurmha Naresh Halt, about 3.4 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 Dekuli
Tehsil headquarters Obra 1.9 km
Nearest railway station Dewariya Kurmha Naresh Halt 3.4 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 14 km
Nearest town Aurangābād 14 km

Villages closest to Dekuli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dekuli village had a population of 2,149. That makes it the 29th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents.

Dekuli village has 1,148 males and 1,001 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dekuli has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Dekuli covers 199 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dekuli falls under Obra tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dekuli is Dewariya Kurmha Naresh Halt, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dekuli.

Dekuli is about 14 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dekuli is in Obra tehsil of Aurangabad district. Obra is about 1.9 km away. Dewariya Kurmha Naresh Halt is about 3.4 km away. Aurangabad is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganj (under 2 km), Mahthu (under 2 km) and Ukurmhi (under 2 km).

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

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