About Deochand Village

Deochand is a mid sized village in Obra tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 660, made up of 343 males and 317 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58 hectares hectares.

Deochand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Deochand village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Aurangabad
Tehsil	Obra
Area (hectares)	58 hectares
Population	660
Male Population	343
Female Population	317
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 Deochand compares

By the 2011 count Deochand is the 100th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents. Its 58 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Deochand

Deochand is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Deochand 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 Deochand from other places

Deochand lies about 17 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Phesar, about 5.6 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 Deochand
Tehsil headquarters	Obra	4.7 km
Nearest railway station	Phesar	5.6 km
Nearest town	Daudnagar	16 km
District headquarters	Aurangabad	17 km

Villages closest to Deochand

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.

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Common questions about Deochand

As per the Census of India 2011, Deochand village had a population of 660. That makes it the 100th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents.

Deochand village has 343 males and 317 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Deochand has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Deochand covers 58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Deochand falls under Obra tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Deochand is Phesar, about 5.6 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 Deochand.

Deochand is about 17 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Deochand is in Obra tehsil of Aurangabad district. Obra is about 4.7 km away. Phesar is about 5.6 km away. Daudnagar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.