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About Debu Village

Debu is a small village in Barharwa tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 393, made up of 208 males and 185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Debu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Debu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Barharwa
Pincode 816101
Area (hectares) 42.72 hectares
Population 393
Male Population 208
Female Population 185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
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 Debu compares

By the 2011 count Debu is the 88th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents. Its 42.72 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Debu

Debu is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Debu 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 Chapujan, Chaulchhola, Chhota Asila and Chhota Sonakar. 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 Debu

As per the Census of India 2011, Debu village had a population of 393. That makes it the 88th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents.

Debu village has 208 males and 185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Debu has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Debu is 816101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Debu covers 42.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Debu falls under Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Debu 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 Debu.

Debu is in Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj 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 Debu today is likely to be higher.

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