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About Dewal Village

Dewal is one of the larger villages in Zamania tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,513, made up of 3,832 males and 3,681 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 585.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 232333, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dewal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewal village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Zamania
Pincode 232333
Area (hectares) 585.16 hectares
Population 7,513
Male Population 3,832
Female Population 3,681
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dewal compares

By the 2011 count Dewal is the 16th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,294 residents. Its 585.16 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Dewal

Dewal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dewal as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Dewal from other places

Dewal lies about 27 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Bhadaura, about 6.0 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 Dewal
Nearest railway station Bhadaura 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Zamania 22 km
Nearest town Zamānia 22 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 27 km

Villages closest to Dewal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewal village had a population of 7,513. That makes it the 16th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,294 residents.

Dewal village has 3,832 males and 3,681 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewal has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Dewal is 232333. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dewal covers 585.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dewal falls under Zamania tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dewal is Bhadaura, about 6.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dewal.

Dewal is about 27 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dewal is in Zamania tehsil of Ghazipur district. Bhadaura is about 6.0 km away. Zamania is about 22 km away. Zamānia is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lahana (1.9 km), Amaura (2.4 km) and Suraha (2.5 km).

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

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