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About Dewalgarh Village

Dewalgarh is a mid sized village in Pithora tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 658, made up of 318 males and 340 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493555, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dewalgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewalgarh village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Pithora
Pincode 493555
Area (hectares) 209.52 hectares
Population 658
Male Population 318
Female Population 340
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,069
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dewalgarh compares

By the 2011 count Dewalgarh is the 129th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 835 residents. Its 209.52 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Dewalgarh

Dewalgarh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dewalgarh as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dewalgarh from other places

Dewalgarh lies about 72 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Bagbahra, about 51 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 Dewalgarh
Tehsil headquarters Pithora 26 km
Nearest town Saraipali 28 km
Nearest railway station Bagbahra 51 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 72 km

Villages closest to Dewalgarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewalgarh village had a population of 658. That makes it the 129th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 835 residents.

Dewalgarh village has 318 males and 340 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewalgarh has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Dewalgarh is 493555. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dewalgarh covers 209.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dewalgarh falls under Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dewalgarh is Bagbahra, about 51 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 km distance for Dewalgarh.

Dewalgarh is about 72 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dewalgarh is in Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district. Pithora is about 26 km away. Saraipali is about 28 km away. Bagbahra is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhagrendih (1.7 km), Jhagrendih Tukda Viran (1.7 km) and Barnaidadar (2.1 km).

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

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