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About Demar Village

Demar is a mid sized village in Patan tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,493, made up of 749 males and 744 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 597.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Demar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Demar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Patan
Pincode 491111
Area (hectares) 597.54 hectares
Population 1,493
Male Population 749
Female Population 744
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Demar compares

By the 2011 count Demar is the 58th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 597.54 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Demar

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

Demar lies about 29 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Devbaloda Charoda, about 18 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 Demar
Tehsil headquarters Patan 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Devbaloda Charoda 18 km
Nearest town Bhilai 18 km
District headquarters Durg 29 km

Villages closest to Demar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Demar village had a population of 1,493. That makes it the 58th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Demar village has 749 males and 744 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Demar has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Demar is 491111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Demar covers 597.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Demar falls under Patan tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Demar is Devbaloda Charoda, about 18 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 Demar.

Demar is about 29 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Demar is in Patan tehsil of Durg district. Patan is about 4.0 km away. Devbaloda Charoda is about 18 km away. Bhilai is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arasnara (under 2 km), Devada (2.5 km) and Pandar (2.6 km).

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

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