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About Dewari Village

Dewari is a large village in Kahara tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,551, made up of 1,356 males and 1,195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187 hectares hectares.

Dewari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Kahara
Area (hectares) 187 hectares
Population 2,551
Male Population 1,356
Female Population 1,195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
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 Dewari compares

By the 2011 count Dewari is the 19th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,193 residents. Its 187 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Dewari

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

Dewari lies about 4.9 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Parminiya, about 1.8 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 Dewari
Nearest railway station Parminiya 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Kahara 4.9 km
District headquarters Saharsa 4.9 km

Villages closest to Dewari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewari village had a population of 2,551. That makes it the 19th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,193 residents.

Dewari village has 1,356 males and 1,195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewari has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 905.

Dewari covers 187 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dewari falls under Kahara tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dewari is Parminiya, about 1.8 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 Dewari.

Dewari is about 4.9 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dewari is in Kahara tehsil of Saharsa district. Parminiya is about 1.8 km away. Kahara is about 4.9 km away. Saharsa is about 4.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parwania (under 2 km), Parwania Arazi (under 2 km) and Basauna (under 2 km).

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

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