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About Deokatta Village

Deokatta is a large village in Dongargarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,214, made up of 1,109 males and 1,105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 514.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Deokatta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Deokatta village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Dongargarh
Pincode 491445
Area (hectares) 514.38 hectares
Population 2,214
Male Population 1,109
Female Population 1,105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Deokatta compares

By the 2011 count Deokatta is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 961 residents. Its 514.38 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Deokatta

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

Deokatta lies about 27 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Jatkanhar, about 5.7 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 Deokatta
Nearest railway station Jatkanhar 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Dongargarh 6.9 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 27 km

Villages closest to Deokatta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Deokatta village had a population of 2,214. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 961 residents.

Deokatta village has 1,109 males and 1,105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Deokatta has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Deokatta is 491445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Deokatta covers 514.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Deokatta falls under Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Deokatta is Jatkanhar, about 5.7 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 village for Deokatta.

Deokatta is about 27 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Deokatta is in Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Jatkanhar is about 5.7 km away. Dongargarh is about 6.9 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Latmarra (1.7 km), Kanhargoan (1.9 km) and Kalkasa (2.0 km).

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

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