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About Dewapur Village

Dewapur is a mid sized village in Badlapur tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 592, made up of 281 males and 311 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,107 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.17 hectares hectares.

Dewapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Badlapur
Area (hectares) 73.17 hectares
Population 592
Male Population 281
Female Population 311
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,107
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dewapur compares

By the 2011 count Dewapur is the 253rd largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents. Its 73.17 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1043.

Getting to Dewapur

Dewapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dewapur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dewapur from other places

Dewapur lies about 24 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Sri Krishna Nagar, about 8.7 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 Dewapur
Tehsil headquarters Badlapur 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Sri Krishna Nagar 8.7 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 21 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 24 km

Villages closest to Dewapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewapur village had a population of 592. That makes it the 253rd largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents.

Dewapur village has 281 males and 311 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewapur has about 1107 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1043.

Dewapur covers 73.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dewapur falls under Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dewapur is Sri Krishna Nagar, about 8.7 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 village for Dewapur.

Dewapur is about 24 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dewapur is in Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district. Badlapur is about 7.9 km away. Sri Krishna Nagar is about 8.7 km away. Shāhganj is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Girdharpur (under 2 km), Denua (under 2 km) and Baderi (under 2 km).

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

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