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About Deora Village

Deora is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 214, made up of 97 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,206 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Deora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Deora village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 173221
Area (hectares) 99 hectares
Population 214
Male Population 97
Female Population 117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,206
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Deora compares

By the 2011 count Deora is the 75th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 99 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Deora

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

Deora lies about 27 km from Arki, and the nearest railway station is Solan, about 3.8 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 Deora
Nearest railway station Solan 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Arki 27 km

Villages closest to Deora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Deora village had a population of 214. That makes it the 75th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Deora village has 97 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Deora has about 1206 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Deora is 173221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Deora covers 99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Deora falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Deora is Solan, about 3.8 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 <5 km distance for Deora.

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

Deora is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Solan is about 3.8 km away. Arki 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 Dangri (under 2 km), Kallar (2.3 km) and Gahar (2.5 km).

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

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