About Dewapur Village

Dewapur is one of the larger villages in Barauli tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,858, made up of 4,573 males and 4,285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 528.2 hectares hectares.

Dewapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewapur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gopalganj
Tehsil	Barauli
Area (hectares)	528.2 hectares
Population	8,858
Male Population	4,573
Female Population	4,285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Dewapur compares

By the 2011 count Dewapur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents. Its 528.2 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Dewapur

Dewapur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dewapur 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dewapur from other places

Dewapur lies about 14 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Ratan Sarai, about 4.3 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 Dewapur
Tehsil headquarters	Barauli	4.2 km
Nearest railway station	Ratan Sarai	4.3 km
District headquarters	Gopalganj	14 km

Villages closest to Dewapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewapur village had a population of 8,858. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents.

Dewapur village has 4,573 males and 4,285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewapur has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1028.

Dewapur covers 528.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dewapur falls under Barauli tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dewapur is Ratan Sarai, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Dewapur is about 14 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dewapur is in Barauli tehsil of Gopalganj district. Barauli is about 4.2 km away. Ratan Sarai is about 4.3 km away. Gopalganj is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.