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About Deodand Village

Deodand is a small village in Khalilabad tehsil, in the district of Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 170, made up of 92 males and 78 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272175, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Deodand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Deodand village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sant Kabir Nagar
Tehsil Khalilabad
Pincode 272175
Area (hectares) 39.9 hectares
Population 170
Male Population 92
Female Population 78
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 848
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Deodand compares

By the 2011 count Deodand is the 525th largest of the 570 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,076 residents. Its 39.9 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Deodand

Deodand is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Deodand as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Deodand from other places

Deodand lies about 29 km from Sant Kabir Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Orwara, about 21 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 Deodand
Nearest town Tāndā 15 km
Nearest railway station Orwara 21 km
District headquarters Sant Kabir Nagar 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Khalilabad 33 km

Villages closest to Deodand

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Deodand village had a population of 170. That makes it the 525th largest of the 570 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,076 residents.

Deodand village has 92 males and 78 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Deodand has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Deodand is 272175. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Deodand covers 39.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Deodand falls under Khalilabad tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Deodand is Orwara, about 21 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Deodand.

Deodand is about 29 km from Sant Kabir Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Deodand is in Khalilabad tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district. Tāndā is about 15 km away. Orwara is about 21 km away. Sant Kabir Nagar is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chardahi (under 2 km), Naudand (3.7 km) and Bhirwa (5.9 km).

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

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