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About Dewatanr Village

Dewatanr is a mid sized village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 774, made up of 380 males and 394 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dewatanr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewatanr village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Bengabad
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 88 hectares
Population 774
Male Population 380
Female Population 394
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
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 Dewatanr compares

By the 2011 count Dewatanr is the 66th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 88 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Dewatanr

Dewatanr is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dewatanr 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 Dewatanr from other places

Dewatanr lies about 20 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Jamua, about 14 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 Dewatanr
Tehsil headquarters Bengabad 9.4 km
Nearest railway station Jamua 14 km
District headquarters Giridih 20 km

Villages closest to Dewatanr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewatanr village had a population of 774. That makes it the 66th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Dewatanr village has 380 males and 394 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewatanr has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Dewatanr is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dewatanr covers 88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dewatanr falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dewatanr is Jamua, about 14 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 Dewatanr.

Dewatanr is about 20 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dewatanr is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Bengabad is about 9.4 km away. Jamua is about 14 km away. Giridih is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganeshdih (under 2 km), Chhotkikharagdiha (under 2 km) and Harila (under 2 km).

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

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