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About Deokhal Village

Deokhal is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 783, made up of 375 males and 408 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,088 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.87 hectares hectares.

Deokhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Deokhal village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Area (hectares) 52.87 hectares
Population 783
Male Population 375
Female Population 408
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,088
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Deokhal compares

By the 2011 count Deokhal is the 376th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 52.87 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Deokhal

The census records public bus service for Deokhal 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Deokhal from other places

Deokhal lies about 43 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Uska Bazar, about 19 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 Deokhal
Nearest town Mehndāwal 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Uska Bazar 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 24 km
District headquarters Basti 43 km

Villages closest to Deokhal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Deokhal village had a population of 783. That makes it the 376th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Deokhal village has 375 males and 408 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Deokhal has about 1088 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Deokhal covers 52.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Deokhal falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Deokhal is Uska Bazar, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Deokhal.

Deokhal is about 43 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Deokhal is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Mehndāwal is about 7.7 km away. Uska Bazar is about 19 km away. Harraiya is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deokali (under 2 km), Khaprahi (under 2 km) and Taraini (2.5 km).

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

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