About Derula Village

Derula is a mid sized village in Mahulapada tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 836, made up of 365 males and 471 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,290 females per 1000 males. The village covers 630 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770044, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Derula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Derula village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Sundargarh
Tehsil	Mahulapada
Pincode	770044
Area (hectares)	630 hectares
Population	836
Male Population	365
Female Population	471
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,290
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Derula compares

By the 2011 count Derula is the 5th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 540 residents. Its 630 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Derula

Derula is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Derula as Available within 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Derula from other places

Derula lies about 125 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Barsuan, about 21 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 Derula
Tehsil headquarters	Mahulapada	3.7 km
Nearest railway station	Barsuan	21 km
Nearest town	Deogarh	44 km
District headquarters	Sundargarh	125 km

Villages closest to Derula

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

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Common questions about Derula

As per the Census of India 2011, Derula village had a population of 836. That makes it the 5th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 540 residents.

Derula village has 365 males and 471 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Derula has about 1290 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Derula is 770044. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Derula covers 630 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Derula falls under Mahulapada tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Derula is Barsuan, about 21 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Derula.

Derula is about 125 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Derula is in Mahulapada tehsil of Sundargarh district. Mahulapada is about 3.7 km away. Barsuan is about 21 km away. Deogarh is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.