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About Deotara Village

Deotara is a mid sized village in Takhatpur tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,041, made up of 546 males and 495 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 330 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Deotara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Deotara village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Takhatpur
Pincode 495113
Area (hectares) 330 hectares
Population 1,041
Male Population 546
Female Population 495
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Deotara compares

By the 2011 count Deotara is the 88th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents. Its 330 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Deotara

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

Deotara lies about 30 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kargi Road, about 14 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 Deotara
Tehsil headquarters Takhatpur 11 km
Nearest railway station Kargi Road 14 km
Nearest town Ratanpur 27 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 30 km

Villages closest to Deotara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Deotara village had a population of 1,041. That makes it the 88th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents.

Deotara village has 546 males and 495 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Deotara has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Deotara is 495113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Deotara covers 330 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Deotara falls under Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Deotara is Kargi Road, about 14 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 Deotara.

Deotara is about 30 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Deotara is in Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district. Takhatpur is about 11 km away. Kargi Road is about 14 km away. Ratanpur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amane (under 2 km), Deotari (1.6 km) and Hardi (2.1 km).

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

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