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About Deoracha Village

Deoracha is a small village in Chhuikhadan tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 421, made up of 197 males and 224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,137 females per 1000 males. The village covers 309.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491885, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Deoracha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Deoracha village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Chhuikhadan
Pincode 491885
Area (hectares) 309.54 hectares
Population 421
Male Population 197
Female Population 224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,137
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Deoracha compares

By the 2011 count Deoracha is the 142nd largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 309.54 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Deoracha

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

How far is Deoracha from other places

Deoracha lies about 58 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Jatkanhar, about 48 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 Deoracha
Tehsil headquarters Chhuikhadan 13 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 22 km
Nearest railway station Jatkanhar 48 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 58 km

Villages closest to Deoracha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Deoracha village had a population of 421. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Deoracha village has 197 males and 224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Deoracha has about 1137 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Deoracha is 491885. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Deoracha covers 309.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Deoracha falls under Chhuikhadan tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Deoracha is Jatkanhar, about 48 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 10+ km distance for Deoracha.

Deoracha is about 58 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Deoracha is in Chhuikhadan tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Chhuikhadan is about 13 km away. Khairāgarh is about 22 km away. Jatkanhar is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhiriya (2.0 km), Chatrela (4.8 km) and Topa Alis Madwabhatha (4.8 km).

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

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