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About Debiganj Village

Debiganj is one of the larger villages in Goalpokhar I tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,457, made up of 3,405 males and 3,052 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 909.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Debiganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Debiganj village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar I
Pincode 733210
Area (hectares) 909.73 hectares
Population 6,457
Male Population 3,405
Female Population 3,052
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Debiganj compares

By the 2011 count Debiganj is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents. Its 909.73 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Debiganj

Debiganj is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Debiganj as Available within village. 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 Debiganj from other places

Debiganj lies about 24 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Panjipara, about 14 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 Debiganj
Nearest railway station Panjipara 14 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Goalpokhar I 24 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 24 km

Villages closest to Debiganj

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

Common questions about Debiganj

As per the Census of India 2011, Debiganj village had a population of 6,457. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents.

Debiganj village has 3,405 males and 3,052 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Debiganj has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Debiganj is 733210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Debiganj covers 909.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Debiganj falls under Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Debiganj is Panjipara, about 14 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Debiganj.

Debiganj is about 24 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Debiganj is in Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Panjipara is about 14 km away. Kishanganj is about 18 km away. Goalpokhar I is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajpokhar (2.6 km), Rajpokhar Khura (2.6 km) and Kantigachh (3.1 km).

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

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