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About Devapuram Village

Devapuram is a small village in Paderu tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 467, made up of 227 males and 240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Devapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devapuram village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Paderu
Pincode 531024
Area (hectares) 202 hectares
Population 467
Male Population 227
Female Population 240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Devapuram compares

By the 2011 count Devapuram is the 25th largest of the 194 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 255 residents. Its 202 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1110.

Getting to Devapuram

Devapuram is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Devapuram as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Devapuram from other places

Devapuram lies about 62 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Bayyavaram, about 37 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 Devapuram
Tehsil headquarters Paderu 18 km
Nearest town Chodavaram 22 km
Nearest railway station Bayyavaram 37 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 62 km

Villages closest to Devapuram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devapuram village had a population of 467. That makes it the 25th largest of the 194 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 255 residents.

Devapuram village has 227 males and 240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devapuram has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1110.

The pincode recorded for Devapuram is 531024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devapuram covers 202 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Devapuram falls under Paderu tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Devapuram is Bayyavaram, about 37 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Devapuram.

Devapuram is about 62 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devapuram is in Paderu tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Paderu is about 18 km away. Chodavaram is about 22 km away. Bayyavaram is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Valasamamidi (under 2 km), Taragam (1.6 km) and Antilova (1.7 km).

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

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