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About Dewra Village

Dewra is a large village in Konch tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,553, made up of 1,859 males and 1,694 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177 hectares hectares.

Dewra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Konch
Area (hectares) 177 hectares
Population 3,553
Male Population 1,859
Female Population 1,694
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dewra compares

By the 2011 count Dewra is the 7th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,614 residents. Its 177 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Dewra

Dewra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dewra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chobra, Chunki Bigha, Dadreji and Daulatpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dewra

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewra village had a population of 3,553. That makes it the 7th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,614 residents.

Dewra village has 1,859 males and 1,694 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewra has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Dewra covers 177 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dewra falls under Konch tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The census record for Dewra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dewra.

Dewra is in Konch tehsil of Gaya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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