About Dewanian Village

Dewanian is a large village in Barachatti tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,940, made up of 2,514 males and 2,426 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 503 hectares hectares.

Dewanian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewanian village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Barachatti
Area (hectares)	503 hectares
Population	4,940
Male Population	2,514
Female Population	2,426
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	965
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 Dewanian compares

By the 2011 count Dewanian is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents. Its 503 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Dewanian

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

Dewanian lies about 35 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bansinala Halt, about 28 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 Dewanian
Tehsil headquarters	Barachatti	4.5 km
Nearest town	Bagaha	11 km
Nearest railway station	Bansinala Halt	28 km
District headquarters	Gaya	35 km

Villages closest to Dewanian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewanian village had a population of 4,940. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents.

Dewanian village has 2,514 males and 2,426 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewanian has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Dewanian covers 503 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dewanian falls under Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dewanian is Bansinala Halt, about 28 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 Dewanian.

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

Dewanian is in Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district. Barachatti is about 4.5 km away. Bagaha is about 11 km away. Bansinala Halt is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.