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About Degmeta Village

Degmeta is a small village in Bhairamgarh tehsil, in the district of Bijapur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 54, made up of 26 males and 28 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494450, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Degmeta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Degmeta village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bijapur
Tehsil Bhairamgarh
Pincode 494450
Area (hectares) 186.22 hectares
Population 54
Male Population 26
Female Population 28
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,077
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Degmeta compares

By the 2011 count Degmeta is the 190th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 341 residents. Its 186.22 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1065.

Getting to Degmeta

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

Degmeta lies about 40 km from Bijapur, and the nearest railway station is Kamalur, about 9.7 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 Degmeta
Nearest railway station Kamalur 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhairamgarh 20 km
Nearest town Bacheli 23 km
District headquarters Bijapur 40 km

Villages closest to Degmeta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Degmeta village had a population of 54. That makes it the 190th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 341 residents.

Degmeta village has 26 males and 28 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Degmeta has about 1077 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1065.

The pincode recorded for Degmeta is 494450. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Degmeta covers 186.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Degmeta falls under Bhairamgarh tehsil of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Degmeta is Kamalur, about 9.7 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 10+ km distance for Degmeta.

Degmeta is about 40 km from Bijapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Degmeta is in Bhairamgarh tehsil of Bijapur district. Kamalur is about 9.7 km away. Bhairamgarh is about 20 km away. Bacheli is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nilawaya (under 2 km), Doraguda (under 2 km) and Pedapal (1.6 km).

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

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