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About Dewanbir Village

Dewanbir is a large village in Sonua tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,425, made up of 1,216 males and 1,209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 454.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dewanbir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewanbir village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Sonua
Pincode 833102
Area (hectares) 454.31 hectares
Population 2,425
Male Population 1,216
Female Population 1,209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
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 Dewanbir compares

By the 2011 count Dewanbir is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 454.31 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Dewanbir

Dewanbir is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dewanbir 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 Dewanbir from other places

Dewanbir lies about 13 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Sonua, about 5.2 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 Dewanbir
Nearest railway station Sonua 5.2 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 13 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 17 km

Villages closest to Dewanbir

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewanbir village had a population of 2,425. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Dewanbir village has 1,216 males and 1,209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewanbir has about 994 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 1006.

The pincode recorded for Dewanbir is 833102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dewanbir covers 454.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dewanbir falls under Sonua tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dewanbir is Sonua, about 5.2 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 Dewanbir.

Dewanbir is about 13 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dewanbir is in Sonua tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Sonua is about 5.2 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 13 km away. Chakradharpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patahatu (under 2 km), Sakora (2.0 km) and Berasai (2.3 km).

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

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