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About Der Village

Der is one of the larger villages in Patan tehsil, in the district of Patan, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,047, made up of 4,721 males and 4,326 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1665.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 384110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Der Overview

Census 2011 figures for Der village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Patan
Tehsil Patan
Pincode 384110
Area (hectares) 1665.18 hectares
Population 9,047
Male Population 4,721
Female Population 4,326
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Der compares

By the 2011 count Der is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,288 residents. Its 1665.18 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Der

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

Der lies about 10 km from Patan, and the nearest railway station is Sankhari, about 6.0 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 Der
Nearest railway station Sankhari 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Patan 10 km
Nearest town Pātan 10 km

Villages closest to Der

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Der village had a population of 9,047. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,288 residents.

Der village has 4,721 males and 4,326 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Der has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Der is 384110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Der covers 1665.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Der falls under Patan tehsil of Patan district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Der is Sankhari, about 6.0 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 within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Der.

Der is about 10 km from Patan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Der is in Patan tehsil of Patan district. Sankhari is about 6.0 km away. Patan is about 10 km away. Pātan is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuder (under 2 km), Samoda (2.1 km) and Babasana (2.8 km).

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

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