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About Deodha Village

Deodha is a large village in Kasba tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,324, made up of 1,227 males and 1,097 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186 hectares hectares.

Deodha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Deodha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Kasba
Area (hectares) 186 hectares
Population 2,324
Male Population 1,227
Female Population 1,097
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
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 Deodha compares

By the 2011 count Deodha is the 27th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,700 residents. Its 186 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Deodha

Deodha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Deodha 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 Deodha from other places

Deodha lies about 17 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Garh Banaili, about 2.6 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 Deodha
Nearest railway station Garh Banaili 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Kasba 6.4 km
District headquarters Purnia 17 km

Villages closest to Deodha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Deodha village had a population of 2,324. That makes it the 27th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,700 residents.

Deodha village has 1,227 males and 1,097 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Deodha has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Deodha covers 186 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Deodha falls under Kasba tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Deodha is Garh Banaili, about 2.6 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 Deodha.

Deodha is about 17 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Deodha is in Kasba tehsil of Purnia district. Garh Banaili is about 2.6 km away. Kasba is about 6.4 km away. Purnia is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bishunpur (under 2 km), Gargata Bishunpur (under 2 km) and Malharia (1.6 km).

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

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