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About Dewarghata Village

Dewarghata is a mid sized village in Jaijaipur tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,662, made up of 795 males and 867 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 440.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dewarghata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewarghata village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Jaijaipur
Pincode 495661
Area (hectares) 440.82 hectares
Population 1,662
Male Population 795
Female Population 867
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,091
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dewarghata compares

By the 2011 count Dewarghata is the 38th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,555 residents. Its 440.82 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Dewarghata

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

Dewarghata lies about 54 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Kharsia, about 11 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 Dewarghata
Nearest railway station Kharsia 11 km
Nearest town Saktī 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaijaipur 29 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 54 km

Villages closest to Dewarghata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewarghata village had a population of 1,662. That makes it the 38th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,555 residents.

Dewarghata village has 795 males and 867 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewarghata has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Dewarghata is 495661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dewarghata covers 440.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dewarghata falls under Jaijaipur tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dewarghata is Kharsia, about 11 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 Dewarghata.

Dewarghata is about 54 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dewarghata is in Jaijaipur tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Kharsia is about 11 km away. Saktī is about 20 km away. Jaijaipur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghiwra (under 2 km), Dataud (4.8 km) and Gadamor (11 km).

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

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