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About Desawar Village

Desawar is a mid sized village in Sultanganj tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,533, made up of 752 males and 781 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Desawar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Desawar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Sultanganj
Pincode 813201
Area (hectares) 81 hectares
Population 1,533
Male Population 752
Female Population 781
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Desawar compares

By the 2011 count Desawar is the 36th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents. Its 81 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Desawar

Desawar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Desawar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Desawar from other places

Desawar lies about 27 km from Bhagalpur. 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 Desawar
Tehsil headquarters Sultanganj 13 km
Nearest town Sultānganj 13 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 27 km

Villages closest to Desawar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Desawar village had a population of 1,533. That makes it the 36th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents.

Desawar village has 752 males and 781 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Desawar has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Desawar is 813201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Desawar covers 81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Desawar falls under Sultanganj tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The census record for Desawar notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Desawar.

Desawar is about 27 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Desawar is in Sultanganj tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Sultanganj is about 13 km away. Sultānganj is about 13 km away. Bhagalpur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Girdharpur (under 2 km), Barhara (under 2 km) and Bath (1.5 km).

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

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