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About Dekote Village

Dekote is a mid sized village in Golamunda tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 713, made up of 383 males and 330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 348 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dekote Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dekote village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Golamunda
Pincode 766029
Area (hectares) 348 hectares
Population 713
Male Population 383
Female Population 330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dekote compares

By the 2011 count Dekote is the 28th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 348 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Dekote

Dekote is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dekote as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bandhagaon, Banjibahal, Bodelpali and Brundabahal. 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 Dekote

As per the Census of India 2011, Dekote village had a population of 713. That makes it the 28th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Dekote village has 383 males and 330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dekote has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Dekote is 766029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dekote covers 348 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dekote falls under Golamunda tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

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

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

Dekote is in Golamunda tehsil of Kalahandi 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 Dekote today is likely to be higher.

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