About Dewan Village

Dewan is a large village in Dhanarua tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,954, made up of 1,538 males and 1,416 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 259 hectares hectares.

Dewan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Dhanarua
Area (hectares)	259 hectares
Population	2,954
Male Population	1,538
Female Population	1,416
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dewan compares

By the 2011 count Dewan is the 19th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents. Its 259 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Dewan

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

How far is Dewan from other places

Dewan lies about 31 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Chhotaki Masaudhi Halt, about 5.5 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 Dewan
Nearest railway station	Chhotaki Masaudhi Halt	5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhanarua	6.6 km
Nearest town	Masaurhi Buzurg	6.7 km
District headquarters	Patna	31 km

Villages closest to Dewan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewan village had a population of 2,954. That makes it the 19th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents.

Dewan village has 1,538 males and 1,416 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewan has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

Dewan covers 259 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dewan falls under Dhanarua tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dewan is Chhotaki Masaudhi Halt, about 5.5 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dewan.

Dewan is about 31 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dewan is in Dhanarua tehsil of Patna district. Chhotaki Masaudhi Halt is about 5.5 km away. Dhanarua is about 6.6 km away. Masaurhi Buzurg is about 6.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.