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About Dewankata Village

Dewankata is a small village in Selsella tehsil, in the district of West Garo Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 393, made up of 181 males and 212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,171 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 794104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dewankata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewankata village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Garo Hills
Tehsil Selsella
Pincode 794104
Population 393
Male Population 181
Female Population 212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,171
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dewankata compares

By the 2011 count Dewankata is the 116th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 512 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Dewankata

Dewankata is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dewankata as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Daspara, Deldela, Demdema and Dengasi. 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 Dewankata

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewankata village had a population of 393. That makes it the 116th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 512 residents.

Dewankata village has 181 males and 212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewankata has about 1171 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Dewankata is 794104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dewankata falls under Selsella tehsil of West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dewankata.

Dewankata is in Selsella tehsil of West Garo Hills 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 Dewankata today is likely to be higher.

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