Skip to main content

About Dewagana Village

Dewagana is a small village in Ukhimath tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 235, made up of 120 males and 115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246439, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dewagana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewagana village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Ukhimath
Pincode 246439
Area (hectares) 48.08 hectares
Population 235
Male Population 120
Female Population 115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dewagana compares

By the 2011 count Dewagana is the 115th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 369 residents. Its 48.08 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1076.

Getting to Dewagana

Dewagana is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dewagana 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dewagana from other places

Dewagana lies about 29 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 94 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 Dewagana
Tehsil headquarters Ukhimath 5.2 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 29 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 47 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 94 km

Villages closest to Dewagana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewagana village had a population of 235. That makes it the 115th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 369 residents.

Dewagana village has 120 males and 115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewagana has about 958 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 1076.

The pincode recorded for Dewagana is 246439. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dewagana covers 48.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dewagana falls under Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dewagana is Rishikesh, about 94 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dewagana.

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

Dewagana is in Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Ukhimath is about 5.2 km away. Rudraprayag is about 29 km away. Srīnagar is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanda (under 2 km), Salya (under 2 km) and Huddu (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.