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About Deogai Village

Deogai is a mid sized village in Ramanujganj tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,023, made up of 522 males and 501 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 295.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Deogai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Deogai village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Ramanujganj
Pincode 497220
Area (hectares) 295.04 hectares
Population 1,023
Male Population 522
Female Population 501
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Deogai compares

By the 2011 count Deogai is the 63rd largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents. Its 295.04 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Deogai

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

Deogai lies about 84 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Barwadih Junction, about 47 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 Deogai
Tehsil headquarters Ramanujganj 8.6 km
Nearest railway station Barwadih Junction 47 km
Nearest town Garhwa 49 km
District headquarters Surguja 84 km

Villages closest to Deogai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Deogai village had a population of 1,023. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents.

Deogai village has 522 males and 501 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Deogai has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Deogai is 497220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Deogai covers 295.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Deogai falls under Ramanujganj tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Deogai is Barwadih Junction, about 47 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 Deogai.

Deogai is about 84 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Deogai is in Ramanujganj tehsil of Surguja district. Ramanujganj is about 8.6 km away. Barwadih Junction is about 47 km away. Garhwa is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nawapara (2.2 km), Aragahi (3.1 km) and Bulgaon (3.4 km).

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

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