About Dewakar Village

Dewakar is a mid sized village in Pathariya tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 561, made up of 273 males and 288 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dewakar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewakar village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Pathariya
Pincode	495224
Area (hectares)	182.04 hectares
Population	561
Male Population	273
Female Population	288
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,055
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dewakar compares

By the 2011 count Dewakar is the 113th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 182.04 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Dewakar

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

Dewakar lies about 32 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, about 9.3 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 Dewakar
Nearest railway station	Nipania	9.3 km
Nearest town	Bhātāpāra	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pathariya	22 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	32 km

Villages closest to Dewakar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewakar village had a population of 561. That makes it the 113th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Dewakar village has 273 males and 288 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewakar has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Dewakar is 495224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dewakar covers 182.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dewakar falls under Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dewakar is Nipania, about 9.3 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dewakar.

Dewakar is about 32 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dewakar is in Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district. Nipania is about 9.3 km away. Bhātāpāra is about 13 km away. Pathariya is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.