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About Devgaon Village

Devgaon is a mid sized village in Mungeli tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,613, made up of 803 males and 810 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Devgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devgaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Mungeli
Pincode 495334
Area (hectares) 116.41 hectares
Population 1,613
Male Population 803
Female Population 810
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Devgaon compares

By the 2011 count Devgaon is the 25th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 830 residents. Its 116.41 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Devgaon

Devgaon is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Devgaon as Available. 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 Devgaon from other places

Devgaon lies about 70 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 46 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 Devgaon
Nearest town Bemetāra 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Mungeli 26 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 46 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 70 km

Villages closest to Devgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devgaon village had a population of 1,613. That makes it the 25th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 830 residents.

Devgaon village has 803 males and 810 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devgaon has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Devgaon is 495334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devgaon covers 116.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Devgaon falls under Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Devgaon is Hathbandh, about 46 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Devgaon.

Devgaon is about 70 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devgaon is in Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district. Bemetāra is about 20 km away. Mungeli is about 26 km away. Hathbandh is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lalpur (8.3 km), Junwani (13 km) and Achankpur (13 km).

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

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