About Deokhand Village

Deokhand is a mid sized village in Dandkhora tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 869, made up of 454 males and 415 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113 hectares hectares.

Deokhand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Deokhand village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Dandkhora
Area (hectares)	113 hectares
Population	869
Male Population	454
Female Population	415
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	914
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Deokhand compares

By the 2011 count Deokhand is the 23rd largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents. Its 113 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Deokhand

Deokhand is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Deokhand 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Deokhand from other places

Deokhand lies about 8.3 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Dandkhora, about 4.0 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 Deokhand
Nearest railway station	Dandkhora	4.0 km
District headquarters	Katihar	8.3 km

Villages closest to Deokhand

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Deokhand village had a population of 869. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents.

Deokhand village has 454 males and 415 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Deokhand has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

Deokhand covers 113 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Deokhand falls under Dandkhora tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Deokhand is Dandkhora, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Deokhand.

Deokhand is about 8.3 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Deokhand is in Dandkhora tehsil of Katihar district. Dandkhora is about 4.0 km away. Katihar is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.