About Deokunda Village

Deokunda is a mid sized village in Sonhaula tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 966, made up of 495 males and 471 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76 hectares hectares.

Deokunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Deokunda village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhagalpur
Tehsil	Sonhaula
Area (hectares)	76 hectares
Population	966
Male Population	495
Female Population	471
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	952
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Deokunda compares

By the 2011 count Deokunda is the 75th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents. Its 76 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Deokunda

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

Deokunda lies about 28 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ghogha, about 13 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 Deokunda
Nearest railway station	Ghogha	13 km
Nearest town	Colgong	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sonhaula	28 km
District headquarters	Bhagalpur	28 km

Villages closest to Deokunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Deokunda village had a population of 966. That makes it the 75th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents.

Deokunda village has 495 males and 471 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Deokunda has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 907.

Deokunda covers 76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Deokunda falls under Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Deokunda is Ghogha, about 13 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Deokunda.

Deokunda is about 28 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Deokunda is in Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ghogha is about 13 km away. Colgong is about 18 km away. Sonhaula is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.