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About Debandha Village

Debandha is a large village in Poreyahat tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,020, made up of 2,173 males and 1,847 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 850 females per 1000 males. The village covers 623 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814153, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Debandha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Debandha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Poreyahat
Pincode 814153
Area (hectares) 623 hectares
Population 4,020
Male Population 2,173
Female Population 1,847
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 850
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Debandha compares

By the 2011 count Debandha is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 957 residents. Its 623 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Debandha

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

Debandha lies about 5.9 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Behrajor, about 4.3 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 Debandha
Nearest railway station Behrajor 4.3 km
District headquarters Godda 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Poreyahat 14 km

Villages closest to Debandha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Debandha village had a population of 4,020. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 957 residents.

Debandha village has 2,173 males and 1,847 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Debandha has about 850 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Debandha is 814153. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Debandha covers 623 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Debandha falls under Poreyahat tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Debandha is Behrajor, about 4.3 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 10+ km distance for Debandha.

Debandha is about 5.9 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Debandha is in Poreyahat tehsil of Godda district. Behrajor is about 4.3 km away. Godda is about 5.9 km away. Poreyahat is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basantpur (under 2 km), Mali (1.9 km) and Birniyan (2.1 km).

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

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