About Dewa Village

Dewa is one of the larger villages in Parsauni tehsil, in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,183, made up of 2,687 males and 2,496 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 376 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843325, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dewa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Sitamarhi
Tehsil	Parsauni
Pincode	843325
Area (hectares)	376 hectares
Population	5,183
Male Population	2,687
Female Population	2,496
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	929
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dewa compares

By the 2011 count Dewa is the 6th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,910 residents. Its 376 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Dewa

Dewa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dewa as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dewa from other places

Dewa lies about 125 km from Sitamarhi, and the nearest railway station is Chamua, about under 2 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 Dewa
Nearest railway station	Chamua	under 2 km
Nearest town	Rāmnagar	7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Parsauni	16 km
District headquarters	Sitamarhi	125 km

Villages closest to Dewa

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

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Common questions about Dewa

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewa village had a population of 5,183. That makes it the 6th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,910 residents.

Dewa village has 2,687 males and 2,496 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewa has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Dewa is 843325. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dewa covers 376 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dewa falls under Parsauni tehsil of Sitamarhi district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dewa is Chamua, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dewa.

Dewa is about 125 km from Sitamarhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dewa is in Parsauni tehsil of Sitamarhi district. Chamua is about under 2 km away. Rāmnagar is about 7.2 km away. Parsauni is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.