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About Deogoal Village

Deogoal is a small village in Banihal tehsil, in the district of Ramban, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 340, made up of 182 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 221.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Deogoal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Deogoal village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Ramban
Tehsil Banihal
Pincode 182146
Area (hectares) 221.4 hectares
Population 340
Male Population 182
Female Population 158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Deogoal compares

By the 2011 count Deogoal is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,671 residents. Its 221.4 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Deogoal

Deogoal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Deogoal as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Deogoal from other places

Deogoal lies about 22 km from Ramban. 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 Deogoal
Tehsil headquarters Banihal under 2 km
Nearest town Dooru Verinag 14 km
District headquarters Ramban 22 km

Villages closest to Deogoal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Deogoal village had a population of 340. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,671 residents.

Deogoal village has 182 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Deogoal has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Deogoal is 182146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Deogoal covers 221.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Deogoal falls under Banihal tehsil of Ramban district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Deogoal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Deogoal.

Deogoal is about 22 km from Ramban in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Deogoal is in Banihal tehsil of Ramban district. Banihal is about under 2 km away. Dooru Verinag is about 14 km away. Ramban is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gund Adalkoot (under 2 km), Gund Thathar (under 2 km) and Nagam (under 2 km).

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

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