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About Deot Village

Deot is a mid sized village in Majalta tehsil, in the district of Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,246, made up of 631 males and 615 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 318.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Deot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Deot village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Udhampur
Tehsil Majalta
Pincode 184205
Area (hectares) 318.5 hectares
Population 1,246
Male Population 631
Female Population 615
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Deot compares

By the 2011 count Deot is the 16th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,135 residents. Its 318.5 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 885.

Getting to Deot

Deot is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Deot as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Deot from other places

Deot lies about 30 km from Udhampur, and the nearest railway station is Manwal, about 16 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 Deot
Nearest railway station Manwal 16 km
Nearest town Sāmba 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Majalta 30 km
District headquarters Udhampur 30 km

Villages closest to Deot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Deot village had a population of 1,246. That makes it the 16th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,135 residents.

Deot village has 631 males and 615 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Deot has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 885.

The pincode recorded for Deot is 184205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Deot covers 318.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Deot falls under Majalta tehsil of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Deot is Manwal, about 16 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Deot.

Deot is about 30 km from Udhampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Deot is in Majalta tehsil of Udhampur district. Manwal is about 16 km away. Sāmba is about 19 km away. Majalta is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Blas Pur (under 2 km), Kail (2.4 km) and Palnun (3.1 km).

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

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