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About Dewal Village

Dewal is a small village in Moth tehsil, in the district of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 237, made up of 114 males and 123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,079 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 284301, 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 Jhansi
Tehsil Moth
Pincode 284301
Area (hectares) 218.41 hectares
Population 237
Male Population 114
Female Population 123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,079
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dewal compares

By the 2011 count Dewal is the 173rd largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 218.41 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

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 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 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 34 km from Jhansi, and the nearest railway station is Chirgaon, about 9.1 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 Chirgaon 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Moth 19 km
Nearest town Bhānder 25 km
District headquarters Jhansi 34 km

Villages closest to Dewal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Moth 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 237. That makes it the 173rd largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Dewal village has 114 males and 123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewal has about 1079 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Dewal is 284301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dewal covers 218.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dewal falls under Moth tehsil of Jhansi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dewal is Chirgaon, about 9.1 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dewal.

Dewal is about 34 km from Jhansi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dewal is in Moth tehsil of Jhansi district. Chirgaon is about 9.1 km away. Moth is about 19 km away. Bhānder is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shah Pura (under 2 km), Dedar (under 2 km) and Dabrabuzurg (2.1 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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