About Devala Village

Devala is a mid sized village in Nizar tehsil, in the district of Tapi, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,461, made up of 726 males and 735 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 517.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 394380, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Devala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devala village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Tapi
Tehsil	Nizar
Pincode	394380
Area (hectares)	517.8 hectares
Population	1,461
Male Population	726
Female Population	735
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,012
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Devala compares

By the 2011 count Devala is the 28th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,548 residents. Its 517.8 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Devala

Devala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Devala as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Devala from other places

Devala lies about 29 km from Tapi, and the nearest railway station is Nandurbar, about 13 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 Devala
Nearest town	Taloda	9.5 km
Nearest railway station	Nandurbar	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nizar	29 km
District headquarters	Tapi	29 km

Villages closest to Devala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devala village had a population of 1,461. That makes it the 28th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,548 residents.

Devala village has 726 males and 735 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devala has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Devala is 394380. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devala covers 517.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Devala falls under Nizar tehsil of Tapi district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Devala is Nandurbar, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance for Devala.

Devala is about 29 km from Tapi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devala is in Nizar tehsil of Tapi district. Taloda is about 9.5 km away. Nandurbar is about 13 km away. Nizar is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.