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About Dewaki Village

Dewaki is a large village in Ghaghra tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,498, made up of 2,233 males and 2,265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1062 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dewaki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewaki village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Ghaghra
Pincode 835331
Area (hectares) 1062 hectares
Population 4,498
Male Population 2,233
Female Population 2,265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dewaki compares

By the 2011 count Dewaki is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 1062 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Dewaki

Dewaki is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dewaki as Available within 5 - 10 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 Dewaki from other places

Dewaki lies about 28 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 26 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 Dewaki
Tehsil headquarters Ghaghra 5.1 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 22 km
Nearest railway station Lohardaga 26 km
District headquarters Gumla 28 km

Villages closest to Dewaki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewaki village had a population of 4,498. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Dewaki village has 2,233 males and 2,265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewaki has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Dewaki is 835331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dewaki covers 1062 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dewaki falls under Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dewaki is Lohardaga, about 26 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 km distance for Dewaki.

Dewaki is about 28 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dewaki is in Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district. Ghaghra is about 5.1 km away. Lohārdagā is about 22 km away. Lohardaga is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Itkiri (2.4 km), Beti (2.5 km) and Chama (2.9 km).

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

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