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About Deluha Village

Deluha is a mid sized village in Murarai II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,068, made up of 563 males and 505 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731238, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Deluha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Deluha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Murarai II
Pincode 731238
Area (hectares) 144.12 hectares
Population 1,068
Male Population 563
Female Population 505
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Deluha compares

By the 2011 count Deluha is the 56th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,216 residents. Its 144.12 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Deluha

Deluha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Deluha as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Deluha from other places

Deluha lies about 18 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chatra, about 3.3 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 Deluha
Nearest railway station Chatra 3.3 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Murarai II 18 km
District headquarters Birbhum 18 km

Villages closest to Deluha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Murarai II 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 Deluha

As per the Census of India 2011, Deluha village had a population of 1,068. That makes it the 56th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,216 residents.

Deluha village has 563 males and 505 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Deluha has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Deluha is 731238. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Deluha covers 144.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Deluha falls under Murarai II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Deluha is Chatra, about 3.3 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 10+ km distance for Deluha.

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

Deluha is in Murarai II tehsil of Birbhum district. Chatra is about 3.3 km away. Nalhāti is about 7.9 km away. Murarai II is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jogai (under 2 km), Narachauti (1.8 km) and Kopa (2.0 km).

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

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