About Deokali Village

Deokali is one of the larger villages in Biraul tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,060, made up of 3,463 males and 3,597 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Deokali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Deokali village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Darbhanga
Tehsil	Biraul
Pincode	848209
Area (hectares)	247 hectares
Population	7,060
Male Population	3,463
Female Population	3,597
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,039
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Deokali compares

By the 2011 count Deokali is the 9th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,645 residents. Its 247 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Deokali

Deokali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Deokali 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Deokali from other places

Deokali lies about 35 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Biraul, 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 Deokali
Nearest railway station	Biraul	13 km
Nearest town	Benipur	17 km
District headquarters	Darbhanga	35 km

Villages closest to Deokali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Deokali village had a population of 7,060. That makes it the 9th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,645 residents.

Deokali village has 3,463 males and 3,597 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Deokali has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Deokali is 848209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Deokali covers 247 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Deokali falls under Biraul tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Deokali is Biraul, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Deokali.

Deokali is about 35 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Deokali is in Biraul tehsil of Darbhanga district. Biraul is about 13 km away. Benipur is about 17 km away. Darbhanga is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.