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About Dedaur Village

Dedaur is a mid sized village in Wazirganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,610, made up of 793 males and 817 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 805128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dedaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dedaur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Wazirganj
Pincode 805128
Area (hectares) 114 hectares
Population 1,610
Male Population 793
Female Population 817
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dedaur compares

By the 2011 count Dedaur is the 41st largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents. Its 114 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Dedaur

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

How far is Dedaur from other places

Dedaur lies about 26 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bansinala Halt, about 9.2 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 Dedaur
Nearest railway station Bansinala Halt 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Wazirganj 11 km
Nearest town Hisua 23 km
District headquarters Gaya 26 km

Villages closest to Dedaur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dedaur village had a population of 1,610. That makes it the 41st largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents.

Dedaur village has 793 males and 817 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dedaur has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Dedaur is 805128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dedaur covers 114 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dedaur falls under Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dedaur is Bansinala Halt, about 9.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dedaur.

Dedaur is about 26 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dedaur is in Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district. Bansinala Halt is about 9.2 km away. Wazirganj is about 11 km away. Hisua is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Birne (under 2 km), Chanda Buzurg (under 2 km) and Nakti Mahugain (under 2 km).

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

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