About Deswali Village

Deswali is a small village in Karra tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 221, made up of 111 males and 110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Deswali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Deswali village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Khunti
Tehsil	Karra
Pincode	835227
Area (hectares)	149 hectares
Population	221
Male Population	111
Female Population	110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	991
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 Deswali compares

By the 2011 count Deswali is the 155th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 149 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Deswali

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

Deswali lies about 24 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Govindpur Road, about 6.7 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 Deswali
Nearest railway station	Govindpur Road	6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Karra	15 km
District headquarters	Khunti	24 km

Villages closest to Deswali

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

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Common questions about Deswali

As per the Census of India 2011, Deswali village had a population of 221. That makes it the 155th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Deswali village has 111 males and 110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Deswali has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Deswali is 835227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Deswali covers 149 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Deswali falls under Karra tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Deswali is Govindpur Road, about 6.7 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 Deswali.

Deswali is about 24 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Deswali is in Karra tehsil of Khunti district. Govindpur Road is about 6.7 km away. Karra is about 15 km away. Khunti is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.