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About Desma Pahar Village

Desma Pahar is a small village in Kuchai tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 346, made up of 189 males and 157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 831 females per 1000 males. The village covers 696 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Desma Pahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Desma Pahar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Kuchai
Pincode 833216
Area (hectares) 696 hectares
Population 346
Male Population 189
Female Population 157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 831
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Desma Pahar compares

By the 2011 count Desma Pahar is the 68th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 651 residents. Its 696 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Desma Pahar

Desma Pahar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Desma Pahar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dalbhanga, Damodiri, Dangl and Dango. 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 Desma Pahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Desma Pahar village had a population of 346. That makes it the 68th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 651 residents.

Desma Pahar village has 189 males and 157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Desma Pahar has about 831 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Desma Pahar is 833216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Desma Pahar covers 696 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Desma Pahar falls under Kuchai tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Desma Pahar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Desma Pahar.

Desma Pahar is in Kuchai tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan 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 Desma Pahar today is likely to be higher.

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