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About Dewakalpur Village

Dewakalpur is a mid sized village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,950, made up of 980 males and 970 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222170, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dewakalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewakalpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Pincode 222170
Area (hectares) 177 hectares
Population 1,950
Male Population 980
Female Population 970
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dewakalpur compares

By the 2011 count Dewakalpur is the 111th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 177 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Dewakalpur

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

Dewakalpur lies about 17 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Muftiganj, about 2.6 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 Dewakalpur
Nearest railway station Muftiganj 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 17 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 17 km

Villages closest to Dewakalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewakalpur village had a population of 1,950. That makes it the 111th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Dewakalpur village has 980 males and 970 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewakalpur has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1071.

The pincode recorded for Dewakalpur is 222170. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dewakalpur covers 177 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dewakalpur falls under Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dewakalpur is Muftiganj, about 2.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dewakalpur.

Dewakalpur is about 17 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dewakalpur is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Muftiganj is about 2.6 km away. Kerakat is about 17 km away. Jaunpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Devakalpur (under 2 km), Gaddipur (under 2 km) and Murtazabad (under 2 km).

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

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