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About Deotha Village

Deotha is a mid sized village in Nowgong tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,005, made up of 542 males and 463 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1047.58 hectares hectares.

Deotha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Deotha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Nowgong
Area (hectares) 1047.58 hectares
Population 1,005
Male Population 542
Female Population 463
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 854
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 Deotha compares

By the 2011 count Deotha is the 44th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents. Its 1047.58 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 907.

Getting to Deotha

Deotha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Deotha 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Deotha from other places

Deotha lies about 35 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Ghutai, about 9.3 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 Deotha
Nearest railway station Ghutai 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Nowgong 16 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 35 km

Villages closest to Deotha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Deotha village had a population of 1,005. That makes it the 44th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents.

Deotha village has 542 males and 463 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Deotha has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 907.

Deotha covers 1047.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Deotha falls under Nowgong tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Deotha is Ghutai, about 9.3 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 10+ km distance for Deotha.

Deotha is about 35 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Deotha is in Nowgong tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Ghutai is about 9.3 km away. Nowgong is about 16 km away. Chhatarpur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Joran (4.7 km), Ama (5.1 km) and Mabaiya (5.2 km).

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

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