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About Demkapada Village

Demkapada is a mid sized village in Manjhari tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,526, made up of 749 males and 777 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 417 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Demkapada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Demkapada village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Manjhari
Pincode 833201
Area (hectares) 417 hectares
Population 1,526
Male Population 749
Female Population 777
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Demkapada compares

By the 2011 count Demkapada is the 14th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents. Its 417 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 1030.

Getting to Demkapada

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

Demkapada lies about 39 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Talaburu, about 15 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 Demkapada
Tehsil headquarters Manjhari 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Talaburu 15 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 27 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 39 km

Villages closest to Demkapada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Demkapada village had a population of 1,526. That makes it the 14th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents.

Demkapada village has 749 males and 777 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Demkapada has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Demkapada is 833201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Demkapada covers 417 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Demkapada falls under Manjhari tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Demkapada is Talaburu, about 15 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 5 - 10 km distance for Demkapada.

Demkapada is about 39 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Demkapada is in Manjhari tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Manjhari is about 3.2 km away. Talaburu is about 15 km away. Chāībāsa is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bunumlata (1.8 km), Purda (2.1 km) and Gangutu (2.5 km).

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

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