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About Deoria Village

Deoria is a mid sized village in Sahjanwa tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,710, made up of 889 males and 821 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.36 hectares hectares.

Deoria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Deoria village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Sahjanwa
Area (hectares) 74.36 hectares
Population 1,710
Male Population 889
Female Population 821
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Deoria compares

By the 2011 count Deoria is the 65th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 74.36 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Deoria

Deoria is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Deoria as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Deoria from other places

Deoria lies about 28 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Maghar, about 10 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 Deoria
Nearest railway station Maghar 10 km
Nearest town Khalīlābād 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Sahjanwa 14 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 28 km

Villages closest to Deoria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Deoria village had a population of 1,710. That makes it the 65th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Deoria village has 889 males and 821 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Deoria has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Deoria covers 74.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Deoria falls under Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

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

Deoria is about 28 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Deoria is in Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Maghar is about 10 km away. Khalīlābād is about 13 km away. Sahjanwa is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bishunpur (under 2 km), Bisunpur (under 2 km) and Saira (under 2 km).

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

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