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About Deokal Village

Deokal is a small village in Banma Itahri tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 41, made up of 21 males and 20 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 205.6 hectares hectares.

Deokal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Deokal village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Banma Itahri
Area (hectares) 205.6 hectares
Population 41
Male Population 21
Female Population 20
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Deokal compares

By the 2011 count Deokal is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 5,052 residents. Its 205.6 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Deokal

Deokal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Deokal 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 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Afzalpur, Badshah Nagar, Ghordaur and Hath Mandal. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Deokal

As per the Census of India 2011, Deokal village had a population of 41. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,052 residents.

Deokal village has 21 males and 20 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Deokal has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 909.

Deokal covers 205.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Deokal falls under Banma Itahri tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The census record for Deokal notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Deokal.

Deokal is in Banma Itahri tehsil of Saharsa district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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