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About Dewalgaon Village

Dewalgaon is a mid sized village in Arjuni Morgaon tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,852, made up of 933 males and 919 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 941.5 hectares hectares.

Dewalgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewalgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Arjuni Morgaon
Area (hectares) 941.5 hectares
Population 1,852
Male Population 933
Female Population 919
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dewalgaon compares

By the 2011 count Dewalgaon is the 22nd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,131 residents. Its 941.5 hectares work out to about 2.0 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Dewalgaon

Dewalgaon 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 Dewalgaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dewalgaon from other places

Dewalgaon lies about 25 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Amgaon, about 11 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 Dewalgaon
Nearest railway station Amgaon 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Arjuni Morgaon 25 km
District headquarters Gondiya 25 km
Nearest town Gondiā 25 km

Villages closest to Dewalgaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arjuni Morgaon 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 Dewalgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewalgaon village had a population of 1,852. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,131 residents.

Dewalgaon village has 933 males and 919 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewalgaon has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

Dewalgaon covers 941.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dewalgaon falls under Arjuni Morgaon tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dewalgaon is Amgaon, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Dewalgaon is about 25 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dewalgaon is in Arjuni Morgaon tehsil of Gondiya district. Amgaon is about 11 km away. Arjuni Morgaon is about 25 km away. Gondiya is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siregaon (2.7 km), Ranjitola (4.5 km) and Parsodi (5.3 km).

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

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