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About Deokhargaon Village

Deokhargaon is a mid sized village in Kondagaon tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 535, made up of 272 males and 263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 351.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Deokhargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Deokhargaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Kondagaon
Pincode 494226
Area (hectares) 351.06 hectares
Population 535
Male Population 272
Female Population 263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Deokhargaon compares

By the 2011 count Deokhargaon is the 108th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 927 residents. Its 351.06 hectares work out to about 1.5 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, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Deokhargaon

Deokhargaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Deokhargaon as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Deokhargaon from other places

Deokhargaon lies about 56 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Bade Arapur, about 71 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 Deokhargaon
Tehsil headquarters Kondagaon 5.1 km
District headquarters Bastar 56 km
Nearest railway station Bade Arapur 71 km

Villages closest to Deokhargaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Deokhargaon village had a population of 535. That makes it the 108th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 927 residents.

Deokhargaon village has 272 males and 263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Deokhargaon has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Deokhargaon is 494226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Deokhargaon covers 351.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Deokhargaon falls under Kondagaon tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Deokhargaon is Bade Arapur, about 71 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Deokhargaon.

Deokhargaon is about 56 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Deokhargaon is in Kondagaon tehsil of Bastar district. Kondagaon is about 5.1 km away. Bastar is about 56 km away. Bade Arapur is about 71 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Umargaon (under 2 km), Bansirsi (2.6 km) and Gulbha (3.7 km).

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

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