About Dergama Village

Dergama is a small village in Rajmahal tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 495, made up of 265 males and 230 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dergama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dergama village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Sahibganj
Tehsil	Rajmahal
Pincode	816129
Area (hectares)	27 hectares
Population	495
Male Population	265
Female Population	230
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	868
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dergama compares

By the 2011 count Dergama is the 53rd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents. Its 27 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Dergama

Dergama is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dergama as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dergama from other places

Dergama lies about 22 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Taljhari, about 3.0 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 Dergama
Nearest railway station	Taljhari	3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rajmahal	6.9 km
Nearest town	Rājmahal	6.9 km
District headquarters	Sahibganj	22 km

Villages closest to Dergama

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dergama village had a population of 495. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents.

Dergama village has 265 males and 230 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dergama has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Dergama is 816129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dergama covers 27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dergama falls under Rajmahal tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dergama is Taljhari, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dergama.

Dergama is about 22 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dergama is in Rajmahal tehsil of Sahibganj district. Taljhari is about 3.0 km away. Rajmahal is about 6.9 km away. Rājmahal is about 6.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.