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About Deoraha Village

Deoraha is a mid sized village in Bilaigarh tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 965, made up of 470 males and 495 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 378.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493559, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Deoraha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Deoraha village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bilaigarh
Pincode 493559
Area (hectares) 378.3 hectares
Population 965
Male Population 470
Female Population 495
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Deoraha compares

By the 2011 count Deoraha is the 84th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 378.3 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Deoraha

Deoraha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Deoraha as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Deoraha from other places

Deoraha lies about 123 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Saragaon Road, about 34 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 Deoraha
Tehsil headquarters Bilaigarh 9.4 km
Nearest railway station Saragaon Road 34 km
Nearest town Jānjgīr 34 km
District headquarters Raipur 123 km

Villages closest to Deoraha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Deoraha village had a population of 965. That makes it the 84th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Deoraha village has 470 males and 495 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Deoraha has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Deoraha is 493559. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Deoraha covers 378.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Deoraha falls under Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Deoraha is Saragaon Road, about 34 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Deoraha.

Deoraha is about 123 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Deoraha is in Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district. Bilaigarh is about 9.4 km away. Saragaon Road is about 34 km away. Jānjgīr is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parsadih (2.2 km), Mirchid (2.2 km) and Sonadula (3.3 km).

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

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