About Dewara Village

Dewara is a mid sized village in Tan Kuppa tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,702, made up of 852 males and 850 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87 hectares hectares.

Dewara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Tan Kuppa
Area (hectares)	87 hectares
Population	1,702
Male Population	852
Female Population	850
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	998
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 Dewara compares

By the 2011 count Dewara is the 20th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents. Its 87 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Dewara

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

Dewara lies about 22 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bansinala Halt, about 5.9 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 Dewara
Nearest railway station	Bansinala Halt	5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tan Kuppa	6.6 km
Nearest town	Bodh Gaya	21 km
District headquarters	Gaya	22 km

Villages closest to Dewara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tan Kuppa 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 Dewara

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewara village had a population of 1,702. That makes it the 20th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents.

Dewara village has 852 males and 850 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewara has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 956.

Dewara covers 87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dewara falls under Tan Kuppa tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dewara is Bansinala Halt, about 5.9 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 Dewara.

Dewara is about 22 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dewara is in Tan Kuppa tehsil of Gaya district. Bansinala Halt is about 5.9 km away. Tan Kuppa is about 6.6 km away. Bodh Gaya is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.