About Desam Village

Desam is a mid sized village in Madhepur tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,473, made up of 784 males and 689 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Desam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Desam village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhubani
Tehsil	Madhepur
Pincode	847408
Area (hectares)	95 hectares
Population	1,473
Male Population	784
Female Population	689
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	879
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Desam compares

By the 2011 count Desam is the 49th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,274 residents. Its 95 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Desam

Desam is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Desam as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Desam from other places

Desam lies about 37 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Tamuria, about 6.8 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 Desam
Nearest railway station	Tamuria	6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Madhepur	6.9 km
Nearest town	Jhanjhārpur	14 km
District headquarters	Madhubani	37 km

Villages closest to Desam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Desam village had a population of 1,473. That makes it the 49th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,274 residents.

Desam village has 784 males and 689 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Desam has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Desam is 847408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Desam covers 95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Desam falls under Madhepur tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Desam is Tamuria, about 6.8 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Desam.

Desam is about 37 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Desam is in Madhepur tehsil of Madhubani district. Tamuria is about 6.8 km away. Madhepur is about 6.9 km away. Jhanjhārpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.