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About Deokhat Village

Deokhat is a mid sized village in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,856, made up of 971 males and 885 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 232.34 hectares hectares.

Deokhat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Deokhat village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Chakia
Area (hectares) 232.34 hectares
Population 1,856
Male Population 971
Female Population 885
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Deokhat compares

By the 2011 count Deokhat is the 39th largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 784 residents. Its 232.34 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Deokhat

Deokhat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Deokhat as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Deokhat from other places

Deokhat lies about 46 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Sonbhadra, about 26 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 Deokhat
Tehsil headquarters Chakia 23 km
Nearest railway station Sonbhadra 26 km
Nearest town Robertsganj 26 km
District headquarters Chandauli 46 km

Villages closest to Deokhat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Deokhat village had a population of 1,856. That makes it the 39th largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 784 residents.

Deokhat village has 971 males and 885 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Deokhat has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

Deokhat covers 232.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Deokhat falls under Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Deokhat is Sonbhadra, about 26 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 and private bus service as Available for Deokhat.

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

Deokhat is in Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district. Chakia is about 23 km away. Sonbhadra is about 26 km away. Robertsganj is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Semara Kusahi (under 2 km), Bhadahi (under 2 km) and Amritpur (under 2 km).

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

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