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About Deogirja Village

Deogirja is a large village in Dighalbank tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,136, made up of 1,105 males and 1,031 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229 hectares hectares.

Deogirja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Deogirja village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Dighalbank
Area (hectares) 229 hectares
Population 2,136
Male Population 1,105
Female Population 1,031
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Deogirja compares

By the 2011 count Deogirja is the 30th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents. Its 229 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Deogirja

The census records public bus service for Deogirja as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Deogirja from other places

Deogirja lies about 35 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 14 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 Deogirja
Tehsil headquarters Dighalbank 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Pawakhali 14 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 15 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 35 km

Villages closest to Deogirja

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Deogirja village had a population of 2,136. That makes it the 30th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents.

Deogirja village has 1,105 males and 1,031 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Deogirja has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Deogirja covers 229 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Deogirja falls under Dighalbank tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Deogirja is Pawakhali, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Deogirja.

Deogirja is about 35 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Deogirja is in Dighalbank tehsil of Kishanganj district. Dighalbank is about 5.2 km away. Pawakhali is about 14 km away. Bahādurganj is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Boaldaha (1.9 km), Pakamari (2.0 km) and Tanghan Tapu (2.2 km).

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

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