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About Deokhanda Village

Deokhanda is a mid sized village in Kushmundi tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 934, made up of 461 males and 473 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Deokhanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Deokhanda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Kushmundi
Pincode 733150
Area (hectares) 137.56 hectares
Population 934
Male Population 461
Female Population 473
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Deokhanda compares

By the 2011 count Deokhanda is the 74th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 137.56 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Deokhanda

Deokhanda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Deokhanda as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Choragachhi, Daharol, Debipur and Dehabanda. 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 Deokhanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Deokhanda village had a population of 934. That makes it the 74th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Deokhanda village has 461 males and 473 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Deokhanda has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Deokhanda is 733150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Deokhanda covers 137.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Deokhanda falls under Kushmundi tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Deokhanda notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Deokhanda.

Deokhanda is in Kushmundi tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur 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 Deokhanda today is likely to be higher.

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