About Dewara Village

Dewara is a large village in Modanganj tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,972, made up of 2,049 males and 1,923 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 506 hectares hectares.

Dewara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Jehanabad
Tehsil	Modanganj
Area (hectares)	506 hectares
Population	3,972
Male Population	2,049
Female Population	1,923
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dewara compares

By the 2011 count Dewara is the 5th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents. Its 506 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Dewara

Dewara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dewara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 18 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Ekangarsarai, about 12 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	Ekangarsarai	12 km
Nearest town	Masaurhi Buzurg	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Modanganj	18 km
District headquarters	Jehanabad	18 km

Villages closest to Dewara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Modanganj 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 3,972. That makes it the 5th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents.

Dewara village has 2,049 males and 1,923 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewara has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Dewara covers 506 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dewara falls under Modanganj tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dewara is Ekangarsarai, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dewara.

Dewara is about 18 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dewara is in Modanganj tehsil of Jehanabad district. Ekangarsarai is about 12 km away. Masaurhi Buzurg is about 13 km away. Modanganj is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.