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About Dejhat Village

Dejhat is a mid sized village in Vishnupur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,379, made up of 699 males and 680 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722157, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dejhat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dejhat village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Vishnupur
Pincode 722157
Area (hectares) 166.04 hectares
Population 1,379
Male Population 699
Female Population 680
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dejhat compares

By the 2011 count Dejhat is the 36th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,066 residents. Its 166.04 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Dejhat

Dejhat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dejhat as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Chua Masina, Chura Manipur, Damodarpur and Dapanjuri. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dejhat

As per the Census of India 2011, Dejhat village had a population of 1,379. That makes it the 36th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,066 residents.

Dejhat village has 699 males and 680 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dejhat has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Dejhat is 722157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dejhat covers 166.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dejhat falls under Vishnupur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dejhat notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Dejhat.

Dejhat is in Vishnupur tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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