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About Dewanganj Village

Dewanganj is a mid sized village in Mohammad Bazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 753, made up of 372 males and 381 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 368.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731132, 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 Mohammad Bazar
Pincode 731132
Area (hectares) 368.66 hectares
Population 753
Male Population 372
Female Population 381
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dewanganj compares

By the 2011 count Dewanganj is the 75th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents. Its 368.66 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Dewanganj

Dewanganj is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dewanganj as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 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 Mohammad Bazar 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 Mohammad Bazar 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 753. That makes it the 75th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents.

Dewanganj village has 372 males and 381 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewanganj has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Dewanganj is 731132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dewanganj covers 368.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dewanganj falls under Mohammad Bazar 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village 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 Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Gadadharpur is about 12 km away. Sainthia is about 16 km away. Mohammad Bazar 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 Chanda (under 2 km), Bahadurganja (2.3 km) and Tajpur (2.5 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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