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About Dewanganj Village

Dewanganj is a small village in Mayureswar I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 441, made up of 230 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 279.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731245, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dewanganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewanganj village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mayureswar I
Pincode 731245
Area (hectares) 279.13 hectares
Population 441
Male Population 230
Female Population 211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
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 Dewanganj compares

By the 2011 count Dewanganj is the 90th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents. Its 279.13 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Dewanganj

Dewanganj is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dewanganj 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 Dewanganj from other places

Dewanganj lies about 26 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Gadadharpur, about 12 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 Dewanganj
Nearest railway station Gadadharpur 12 km
Nearest town Sainthia 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Mayureswar I 26 km
District headquarters Birbhum 26 km

Villages closest to Dewanganj

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mayureswar I 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 Dewanganj

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewanganj village had a population of 441. That makes it the 90th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents.

Dewanganj village has 230 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewanganj has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Dewanganj is 731245. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dewanganj covers 279.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dewanganj falls under Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dewanganj is Gadadharpur, about 12 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 Dewanganj.

Dewanganj is about 26 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dewanganj is in Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district. Gadadharpur is about 12 km away. Sainthia is about 16 km away. Mayureswar I is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Guru Chandrapur (4.4 km), Rautara (6.4 km) and Gopalnagar (7.1 km).

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

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