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About Devda Village

Devda is a large village in Kutiyana tehsil, in the district of Porbandar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,821, made up of 1,980 males and 1,841 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3005.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 362650, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Devda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devda village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Porbandar
Tehsil Kutiyana
Pincode 362650
Area (hectares) 3005.85 hectares
Population 3,821
Male Population 1,980
Female Population 1,841
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Devda compares

By the 2011 count Devda is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,514 residents. Its 3005.85 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Devda

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

Devda lies about 30 km from Porbandar, and the nearest railway station is Tarsai, about 4.6 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 Devda
Nearest railway station Tarsai 4.6 km
Nearest town Rānāvāv 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Kutiyana 17 km
District headquarters Porbandar 30 km

Villages closest to Devda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devda village had a population of 3,821. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,514 residents.

Devda village has 1,980 males and 1,841 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devda has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Devda is 362650. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devda covers 3005.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Devda falls under Kutiyana tehsil of Porbandar district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Devda is Tarsai, about 4.6 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 village for Devda.

Devda is about 30 km from Porbandar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devda is in Kutiyana tehsil of Porbandar district. Tarsai is about 4.6 km away. Rānāvāv is about 15 km away. Kutiyana is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ishvariya (8.9 km), Khageshri (10 km) and Mahobatpara (13 km).

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

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