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About Deolian Village

Deolian is a small village in Kalakote tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 340, made up of 176 males and 164 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Deolian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Deolian village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Kalakote
Pincode 185202
Area (hectares) 214.5 hectares
Population 340
Male Population 176
Female Population 164
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Deolian compares

By the 2011 count Deolian is the 56th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents. Its 214.5 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Deolian

Deolian is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Deolian as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Deolian from other places

Deolian lies about 23 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 52 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 Deolian
Tehsil headquarters Kalakote 5.6 km
District headquarters Rajouri 23 km
Nearest town Rajaori 23 km
Nearest railway station Dugga 52 km

Villages closest to Deolian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Deolian village had a population of 340. That makes it the 56th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents.

Deolian village has 176 males and 164 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Deolian has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Deolian is 185202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Deolian covers 214.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Deolian falls under Kalakote tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Deolian is Dugga, about 52 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Deolian.

Deolian is about 23 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Deolian is in Kalakote tehsil of Rajouri district. Kalakote is about 5.6 km away. Rajouri is about 23 km away. Rajaori is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panhar (under 2 km), Narotha (2.4 km) and Garan Pain (3.0 km).

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

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