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About Deogaon Village

Deogaon is a large village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,688, made up of 1,455 males and 1,233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 847 females per 1000 males. The village covers 340.81 hectares hectares.

Deogaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Deogaon village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Azamnagar
Area (hectares) 340.81 hectares
Population 2,688
Male Population 1,455
Female Population 1,233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 847
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 Deogaon compares

By the 2011 count Deogaon is the 29th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 340.81 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Deogaon

Deogaon is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Deogaon 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 Deogaon from other places

Deogaon lies about 26 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Khurial, about 1.5 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 Deogaon
Nearest railway station Khurial 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Azamnagar 7.6 km
Nearest town Manihāri 26 km
District headquarters Katihar 26 km

Villages closest to Deogaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Deogaon village had a population of 2,688. That makes it the 29th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Deogaon village has 1,455 males and 1,233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Deogaon has about 847 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Deogaon covers 340.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Deogaon falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Deogaon is Khurial, about 1.5 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 Deogaon.

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

Deogaon is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Khurial is about 1.5 km away. Azamnagar is about 7.6 km away. Manihāri is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aliharpur (under 2 km), Jalsua (under 2 km) and Lachhmipur (under 2 km).

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

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