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About Dewanipur Village

Dewanipur is a mid sized village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 988, made up of 543 males and 445 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 820 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.57 hectares hectares.

Dewanipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewanipur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Handia
Area (hectares) 83.57 hectares
Population 988
Male Population 543
Female Population 445
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 820
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dewanipur compares

By the 2011 count Dewanipur is the 345th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 83.57 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Dewanipur

Dewanipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dewanipur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dewanipur from other places

Dewanipur lies about 41 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Handia Khas, about 9.8 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 Dewanipur
Tehsil headquarters Handia 9.4 km
Nearest railway station Handia Khas 9.8 km
Nearest town Phulpur 21 km
District headquarters Allahabad 41 km

Villages closest to Dewanipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewanipur village had a population of 988. That makes it the 345th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Dewanipur village has 543 males and 445 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewanipur has about 820 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Dewanipur covers 83.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dewanipur falls under Handia tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dewanipur is Handia Khas, about 9.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Dewanipur.

Dewanipur is about 41 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dewanipur is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Handia is about 9.4 km away. Handia Khas is about 9.8 km away. Phulpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lokapur (under 2 km), Jagua Sodha (under 2 km) and Chak Parwal (under 2 km).

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

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