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About Dewan Village

Dewan is a mid sized village in Gudri tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 632, made up of 315 males and 317 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dewan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewan village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Gudri
Pincode 833105
Area (hectares) 218 hectares
Population 632
Male Population 315
Female Population 317
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
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 Dewan compares

By the 2011 count Dewan is the 17th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 429 residents. Its 218 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Dewan

Dewan is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dewan 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. The nearest villages by name are Chirung, Daikuiam, Daimar and Dariyo. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dewan

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewan village had a population of 632. That makes it the 17th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 429 residents.

Dewan village has 315 males and 317 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewan has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Dewan is 833105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dewan covers 218 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dewan falls under Gudri tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Dewan notes the nearest railway station 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 Dewan.

Dewan is in Gudri tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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