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About Devli Village

Devli is a mid sized village in Gangapur tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 986, made up of 521 males and 465 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 382 hectares hectares.

Devli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devli village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Gangapur
Area (hectares) 382 hectares
Population 986
Male Population 521
Female Population 465
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Devli compares

By the 2011 count Devli is the 88th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents. Its 382 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Devli

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

Devli lies about 91 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Bhabua Road, about 2.9 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 Devli
Nearest railway station Bhabua Road 2.9 km
Nearest town Bhabhua 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangapur 15 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 91 km

Villages closest to Devli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devli village had a population of 986. That makes it the 88th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents.

Devli village has 521 males and 465 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devli has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Devli covers 382 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Devli falls under Gangapur tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Devli is Bhabua Road, about 2.9 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 10+ km distance for Devli.

Devli is about 91 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devli is in Gangapur tehsil of Aurangabad district. Bhabua Road is about 2.9 km away. Bhabhua is about 14 km away. Gangapur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anantpur (1.7 km), Bagadi (1.9 km) and Umarpur (6.7 km).

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

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