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About Deogan Village

Deogan is a mid sized village in Raiganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,502, made up of 793 males and 709 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Deogan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Deogan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Raiganj
Pincode 733134
Area (hectares) 171.18 hectares
Population 1,502
Male Population 793
Female Population 709
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Deogan compares

By the 2011 count Deogan is the 100th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 171.18 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Deogan

Deogan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Deogan 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Deogan from other places

Deogan lies about 50 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Khurial, about 1.5 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 Deogan
Nearest railway station Khurial 1.5 km
Nearest town Manihāri 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Raiganj 34 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 50 km

Villages closest to Deogan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Deogan village had a population of 1,502. That makes it the 100th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Deogan village has 793 males and 709 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Deogan has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Deogan is 733134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Deogan covers 171.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Deogan falls under Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Deogan is Khurial, about 1.5 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Deogan.

Deogan is about 50 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Deogan is in Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Khurial is about 1.5 km away. Manihāri is about 26 km away. Raiganj 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 Dhurail (2.0 km), Pariharpur (2.5 km) and Barai (2.6 km).

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

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