About Dewaka Village

Dewaka is a mid sized village in Khair tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 764, made up of 415 males and 349 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 841 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 202165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dewaka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewaka village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Aligarh
Tehsil	Khair
Pincode	202165
Area (hectares)	176.54 hectares
Population	764
Male Population	415
Female Population	349
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	841
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available
Nearest Railway Station	Available

How Dewaka compares

By the 2011 count Dewaka is the 142nd largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,150 residents. Its 176.54 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Dewaka

Dewaka 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 Dewaka as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dewaka from other places

Dewaka lies about 46 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Hodal, about 24 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 Dewaka
Nearest town	Jewar	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Khair	23 km
Nearest railway station	Hodal	24 km
District headquarters	Aligarh	46 km

Villages closest to Dewaka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewaka village had a population of 764. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,150 residents.

Dewaka village has 415 males and 349 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewaka has about 841 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 877.

The pincode recorded for Dewaka is 202165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dewaka covers 176.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dewaka falls under Khair tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dewaka is Hodal, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Dewaka.

Dewaka is about 46 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dewaka is in Khair tehsil of Aligarh district. Jewar is about 18 km away. Khair is about 23 km away. Hodal is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.