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About Deodongri Village

Deodongri is a small village in Baihar tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 422, made up of 213 males and 209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 646 hectares hectares.

Deodongri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Deodongri village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Baihar
Area (hectares) 646 hectares
Population 422
Male Population 213
Female Population 209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Deodongri compares

By the 2011 count Deodongri is the 188th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 763 residents. Its 646 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Deodongri

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

How far is Deodongri from other places

Deodongri lies about 48 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Dhapewara, about 46 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 Deodongri
Nearest town Malajkhand 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Baihar 24 km
Nearest railway station Dhapewara 46 km
District headquarters Balaghat 48 km

Villages closest to Deodongri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Deodongri village had a population of 422. That makes it the 188th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 763 residents.

Deodongri village has 213 males and 209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Deodongri has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1032.

Deodongri covers 646 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Deodongri falls under Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Deodongri is Dhapewara, about 46 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 village for Deodongri.

Deodongri is about 48 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Deodongri is in Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district. Malajkhand is about 18 km away. Baihar is about 24 km away. Dhapewara is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pathari (3.4 km), Garhpayali (3.6 km) and Kandai (4.9 km).

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

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