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About Dewragani Village

Dewragani is a mid sized village in Bishunpur tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,007, made up of 503 males and 504 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1204.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835231, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dewragani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewragani village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Bishunpur
Pincode 835231
Area (hectares) 1204.29 hectares
Population 1,007
Male Population 503
Female Population 504
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dewragani compares

By the 2011 count Dewragani is the 22nd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 916 residents. Its 1204.29 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Dewragani

Dewragani is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dewragani as Available within 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 Dewragani from other places

Dewragani lies about 35 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 43 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 Dewragani
Tehsil headquarters Bishunpur 11 km
District headquarters Gumla 35 km
Nearest town Gumlā 35 km
Nearest railway station Lohardaga 43 km

Villages closest to Dewragani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewragani village had a population of 1,007. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 916 residents.

Dewragani village has 503 males and 504 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewragani has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Dewragani is 835231. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dewragani covers 1204.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dewragani falls under Bishunpur tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dewragani is Lohardaga, about 43 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 10+ km distance for Dewragani.

Dewragani is about 35 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dewragani is in Bishunpur tehsil of Gumla district. Bishunpur is about 11 km away. Gumla is about 35 km away. Gumlā is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kujam (3.0 km), Chatam (3.5 km) and Kota (3.7 km).

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

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