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About Deoposh Village

Deoposh is a mid sized village in Banei tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 668, made up of 289 males and 379 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,311 females per 1000 males. The village covers 226 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770051, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Deoposh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Deoposh village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Banei
Pincode 770051
Area (hectares) 226 hectares
Population 668
Male Population 289
Female Population 379
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,311
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Deoposh compares

By the 2011 count Deoposh is the 18th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 480 residents. Its 226 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Deoposh

Deoposh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Deoposh as Available within <5 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Deoposh from other places

Deoposh lies about 103 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Barsuan, about 22 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 Deoposh
Tehsil headquarters Banei 10 km
Nearest railway station Barsuan 22 km
Nearest town Deogarh 30 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 103 km

Villages closest to Deoposh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Deoposh village had a population of 668. That makes it the 18th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 480 residents.

Deoposh village has 289 males and 379 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Deoposh has about 1311 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Deoposh is 770051. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Deoposh covers 226 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Deoposh falls under Banei tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Deoposh is Barsuan, about 22 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Deoposh.

Deoposh is about 103 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Deoposh is in Banei tehsil of Sundargarh district. Banei is about 10 km away. Barsuan is about 22 km away. Deogarh is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kantasara (2.3 km), Phalsaghat (2.9 km) and Banjikusum (3.6 km).

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

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