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About Dewdatwa Village

Dewdatwa is a mid sized village in Sugauli tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,745, made up of 930 males and 815 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845422, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dewdatwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewdatwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Sugauli
Pincode 845422
Area (hectares) 168 hectares
Population 1,745
Male Population 930
Female Population 815
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
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 Dewdatwa compares

By the 2011 count Dewdatwa is the 31st largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,174 residents. Its 168 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Dewdatwa

The census records public bus service for Dewdatwa 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 Dewdatwa from other places

Dewdatwa lies about 20 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Dharminiya, about 3.3 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 Dewdatwa
Nearest railway station Dharminiya 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Sugauli 8.9 km
Nearest town Sagauli 8.9 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 20 km

Villages closest to Dewdatwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewdatwa village had a population of 1,745. That makes it the 31st largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,174 residents.

Dewdatwa village has 930 males and 815 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewdatwa has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Dewdatwa is 845422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dewdatwa covers 168 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dewdatwa falls under Sugauli tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dewdatwa is Dharminiya, about 3.3 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 Dewdatwa.

Dewdatwa is about 20 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dewdatwa is in Sugauli tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Dharminiya is about 3.3 km away. Sugauli is about 8.9 km away. Sagauli is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parsauna (under 2 km), Bahuari (under 2 km) and Khutiharwa (under 2 km).

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

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