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About Derol Village

Derol is a mid sized village in Khedbrahma tehsil, in the district of Sabar Kantha, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,178, made up of 602 males and 576 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 534.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 383275, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Derol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Derol village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Sabar Kantha
Tehsil Khedbrahma
Pincode 383275
Area (hectares) 534.71 hectares
Population 1,178
Male Population 602
Female Population 576
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Derol compares

By the 2011 count Derol is the 90th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,047 residents. Its 534.71 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 985.

Getting to Derol

Derol is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Derol as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Derol from other places

Derol lies about 2.9 km from Sabar Kantha, and the nearest railway station is Khed Brahma, about 7.3 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 Derol
District headquarters Sabar Kantha 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Khedbrahma 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Khed Brahma 7.3 km

Villages closest to Derol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Derol village had a population of 1,178. That makes it the 90th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,047 residents.

Derol village has 602 males and 576 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Derol has about 957 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 985.

The pincode recorded for Derol is 383275. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Derol covers 534.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Derol falls under Khedbrahma tehsil of Sabar Kantha district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Derol is Khed Brahma, about 7.3 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 within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Derol.

Derol is about 2.9 km from Sabar Kantha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Derol is in Khedbrahma tehsil of Sabar Kantha district. Sabar Kantha is about 2.9 km away. Khedbrahma is about 6.8 km away. Khed Brahma is about 7.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalol (3.0 km), Jagannathpura (3.7 km) and Galodiya (3.8 km).

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

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