About Dekuli Village

Dekuli is a large village in Bihta tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,538, made up of 1,866 males and 1,672 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 294 hectares hectares.

Dekuli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dekuli village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Bihta
Area (hectares)	294 hectares
Population	3,538
Male Population	1,866
Female Population	1,672
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	896
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dekuli compares

By the 2011 count Dekuli is the 19th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,437 residents. Its 294 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 900.

Getting to Dekuli

Dekuli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dekuli as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dekuli from other places

Dekuli lies about 19 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Pothahi, about 4.4 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 Dekuli
Nearest railway station	Pothahi	4.4 km
Nearest town	Naubatpur	9.6 km
District headquarters	Patna	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bihta	21 km

Villages closest to Dekuli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dekuli village had a population of 3,538. That makes it the 19th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,437 residents.

Dekuli village has 1,866 males and 1,672 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dekuli has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 900.

Dekuli covers 294 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dekuli falls under Bihta tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dekuli is Pothahi, about 4.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dekuli.

Dekuli is about 19 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dekuli is in Bihta tehsil of Patna district. Pothahi is about 4.4 km away. Naubatpur is about 9.6 km away. Patna is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.