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About Deo Village

Deo is a large village in Karakat tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,699, made up of 2,457 males and 2,242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 761 hectares hectares.

Deo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Deo village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Karakat
Area (hectares) 761 hectares
Population 4,699
Male Population 2,457
Female Population 2,242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Deo compares

By the 2011 count Deo is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents. Its 761 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Deo

Deo is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Deo 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Deo from other places

Deo lies about 70 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Ghusia Halt, about 13 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 Deo
Nearest town Nāsriganj 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Karakat 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Ghusia Halt 13 km
District headquarters Rohtas 70 km

Villages closest to Deo

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Deo village had a population of 4,699. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents.

Deo village has 2,457 males and 2,242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Deo has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Deo covers 761 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Deo falls under Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Deo is Ghusia Halt, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Deo.

Deo is about 70 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Deo is in Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district. Nāsriganj is about 8.2 km away. Karakat is about 9.5 km away. Ghusia Halt is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deo Arazi (under 2 km), Parsar (under 2 km) and Gharwasdih (1.8 km).

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

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