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About Deogaon Village

Deogaon is a large village in Goalpokhar II tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,414, made up of 1,255 males and 1,159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 302.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Deogaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Deogaon village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar II
Pincode 733209
Area (hectares) 302.7 hectares
Population 2,414
Male Population 1,255
Female Population 1,159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Deogaon compares

By the 2011 count Deogaon is the 34th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 302.7 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Deogaon

The census records public bus service for Deogaon as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Deogaon from other places

Deogaon lies about 34 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Bishanpur Halt, about 5.6 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 Deogaon
Nearest railway station Bishanpur Halt 5.6 km
Nearest town Katihar 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Goalpokhar II 34 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 34 km

Villages closest to Deogaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Deogaon village had a population of 2,414. That makes it the 34th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Deogaon village has 1,255 males and 1,159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Deogaon has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Deogaon is 733209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Deogaon covers 302.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Deogaon falls under Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Deogaon is Bishanpur Halt, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Deogaon.

Deogaon is about 34 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Deogaon is in Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Bishanpur Halt is about 5.6 km away. Katihar is about 22 km away. Goalpokhar II is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shekhpura (9.4 km), Banka Dumaria (11 km) and Dakshin Dumaria (11 km).

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

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