About Deva Village

Deva is a large village in Penugonda tehsil, in the district of West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,946, made up of 1,513 males and 1,433 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 380 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 534320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Deva Overview

Census 2011 figures for Deva village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	West Godavari
Tehsil	Penugonda
Pincode	534320
Area (hectares)	380 hectares
Population	2,946
Male Population	1,513
Female Population	1,433
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	947
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Deva compares

By the 2011 count Deva is the 9th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,951 residents. Its 380 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Deva

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

Deva lies about 74 km from West Godavari, and the nearest railway station is Palakollu, about 15 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 Deva
Tehsil headquarters	Penugonda	5.4 km
Nearest railway station	Palakollu	15 km
District headquarters	West Godavari	74 km

Villages closest to Deva

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

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Common questions about Deva

As per the Census of India 2011, Deva village had a population of 2,946. That makes it the 9th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,951 residents.

Deva village has 1,513 males and 1,433 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Deva has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Deva is 534320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Deva covers 380 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Deva falls under Penugonda tehsil of West Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Deva is Palakollu, about 15 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Deva.

Deva is about 74 km from West Godavari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Deva is in Penugonda tehsil of West Godavari district. Penugonda is about 5.4 km away. Palakollu is about 15 km away. West Godavari is about 74 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.