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About Dewal Khet Village

Dewal Khet is a small village in Garud tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 93, made up of 47 males and 46 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 8.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263641, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dewal Khet Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewal Khet village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Garud
Pincode 263641
Area (hectares) 8.34 hectares
Population 93
Male Population 47
Female Population 46
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dewal Khet compares

By the 2011 count Dewal Khet is the 159th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 8.34 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 1174.

Getting to Dewal Khet

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

How far is Dewal Khet from other places

Dewal Khet lies about 18 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 69 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 Khet
Tehsil headquarters Garud 18 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 18 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 34 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 69 km

Villages closest to Dewal Khet

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewal Khet village had a population of 93. That makes it the 159th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Dewal Khet village has 47 males and 46 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewal Khet has about 979 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 1174.

The pincode recorded for Dewal Khet is 263641. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dewal Khet covers 8.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dewal Khet falls under Garud tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dewal Khet is Kathgodam, about 69 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 <5 km distance for Dewal Khet.

Dewal Khet is about 18 km from Bageshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dewal Khet is in Garud tehsil of Bageshwar district. Garud is about 18 km away. Bageshwar is about 18 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Myalde Bhramari (4.0 km), Titoli (5.2 km) and Jakhera (5.4 km).

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

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