About Dewanganj Village

Dewanganj is a large village in Jaynagar I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,416, made up of 1,261 males and 1,155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743372, 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	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Jaynagar I
Pincode	743372
Area (hectares)	186.35 hectares
Population	2,416
Male Population	1,261
Female Population	1,155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	916
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dewanganj compares

By the 2011 count Dewanganj is the 35th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,336 residents. Its 186.35 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

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 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dewanganj from other places

Dewanganj lies about 16 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Surjyapur, about 5.1 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	Surjyapur	5.1 km
Nearest town	Baruipur	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jaynagar I	16 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	16 km

Villages closest to Dewanganj

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaynagar 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.

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Common questions about Dewanganj

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewanganj village had a population of 2,416. That makes it the 35th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,336 residents.

Dewanganj village has 1,261 males and 1,155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewanganj has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Dewanganj is 743372. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dewanganj covers 186.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dewanganj falls under Jaynagar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dewanganj is Surjyapur, about 5.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dewanganj.

Dewanganj is about 16 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dewanganj is in Jaynagar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Surjyapur is about 5.1 km away. Baruipur is about 13 km away. Jaynagar I is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.