About Dewal Village

Dewal is a large village in Billawar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,042, made up of 1,079 males and 963 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 520 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dewal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewal village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kathua
Tehsil	Billawar
Pincode	184204
Area (hectares)	520 hectares
Population	2,042
Male Population	1,079
Female Population	963
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	892
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dewal compares

By the 2011 count Dewal is the 36th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents. Its 520 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Dewal

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

Dewal lies about 35 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Chak Dayala, about 20 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 Dewal
Nearest railway station	Chak Dayala	20 km
Nearest town	Sāmba	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Billawar	24 km
District headquarters	Kathua	35 km

Villages closest to Dewal

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

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Common questions about Dewal

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewal village had a population of 2,042. That makes it the 36th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents.

Dewal village has 1,079 males and 963 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewal has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Dewal is 184204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dewal covers 520 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dewal falls under Billawar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Dewal is Chak Dayala, about 20 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 village for Dewal.

Dewal is about 35 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dewal is in Billawar tehsil of Kathua district. Chak Dayala is about 20 km away. Sāmba is about 24 km away. Billawar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.