Skip to main content

About Deokali Village

Deokali is a mid sized village in Bansgaon tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,088, made up of 564 males and 524 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.59 hectares hectares.

Deokali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Deokali village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Bansgaon
Area (hectares) 79.59 hectares
Population 1,088
Male Population 564
Female Population 524
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Deokali compares

By the 2011 count Deokali is the 114th largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 932 residents. Its 79.59 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Deokali

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

How far is Deokali from other places

Deokali lies about 32 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Dohrighat, 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 Deokali
Tehsil headquarters Bansgaon 9.1 km
Nearest town Rūdarpur 23 km
Nearest railway station Dohrighat 26 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 32 km

Villages closest to Deokali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Deokali village had a population of 1,088. That makes it the 114th largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 932 residents.

Deokali village has 564 males and 524 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Deokali has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Deokali covers 79.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Deokali falls under Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Deokali is Dohrighat, 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 within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Deokali.

Deokali is about 32 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Deokali is in Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Bansgaon is about 9.1 km away. Rūdarpur is about 23 km away. Dohrighat 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 Palhipar (under 2 km), Kalani Urf Tandwa (under 2 km) and Bansipar (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.