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About Deogaon Village

Deogaon is a mid sized village in Rithi tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,955, made up of 1,016 males and 939 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 501.38 hectares hectares.

Deogaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Deogaon village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Rithi
Area (hectares) 501.38 hectares
Population 1,955
Male Population 1,016
Female Population 939
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Deogaon compares

By the 2011 count Deogaon is the 14th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents. Its 501.38 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Deogaon

Deogaon is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Deogaon 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Deogaon from other places

Deogaon lies about 16 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Hardua, about 3.7 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 Deogaon
Nearest railway station Hardua 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Rithi 11 km
District headquarters Katni 16 km
Nearest town Murwāra 16 km

Villages closest to Deogaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Deogaon village had a population of 1,955. That makes it the 14th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents.

Deogaon village has 1,016 males and 939 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Deogaon has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Deogaon covers 501.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Deogaon falls under Rithi tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Deogaon is Hardua, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Deogaon is about 16 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Deogaon is in Rithi tehsil of Katni district. Hardua is about 3.7 km away. Rithi is about 11 km away. Katni is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raipura (under 2 km), Murpar (2.8 km) and Chikhala (4.1 km).

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

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