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About Deara Village

Deara is a large village in Sonarpur tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,152, made up of 1,582 males and 1,570 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 264.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 700150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Deara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Deara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Sonarpur
Pincode 700150
Area (hectares) 264.2 hectares
Population 3,152
Male Population 1,582
Female Population 1,570
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Deara compares

By the 2011 count Deara is the 21st largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents. Its 264.2 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Deara

Deara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Deara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Deara from other places

Deara lies about 37 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Kavi Sukanta, about 4.7 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 Deara
Nearest railway station Kavi Sukanta 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonarpur 6.7 km
Nearest town Rajpur Sonarpur 6.7 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 37 km

Villages closest to Deara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Deara village had a population of 3,152. That makes it the 21st largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents.

Deara village has 1,582 males and 1,570 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Deara has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Deara is 700150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Deara covers 264.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Deara falls under Sonarpur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Deara is Kavi Sukanta, about 4.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Deara.

Deara is about 37 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.

Deara is in Sonarpur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Kavi Sukanta is about 4.7 km away. Sonarpur is about 6.7 km away. Rajpur Sonarpur is about 6.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharki (1.5 km), Kheadaha (1.7 km) and Goalapota (1.8 km).

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

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