About Devi Village

Devi is a small village in Dhira tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 280, made up of 141 males and 139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176084, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Devi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devi village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Dhira
Pincode	176084
Area (hectares)	43.91 hectares
Population	280
Male Population	141
Female Population	139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	986
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Devi compares

By the 2011 count Devi is the 24th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 43.91 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1176.

Getting to Devi

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

Devi lies about 14 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Samloti, about 9.6 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 Devi
Nearest railway station	Samloti	9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhira	14 km
District headquarters	Kangra	14 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	24 km

Villages closest to Devi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devi village had a population of 280. That makes it the 24th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Devi village has 141 males and 139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devi has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1176.

The pincode recorded for Devi is 176084. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devi covers 43.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Devi falls under Dhira tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Devi is Samloti, about 9.6 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 Devi.

Devi is about 14 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devi is in Dhira tehsil of Kangra district. Samloti is about 9.6 km away. Dhira is about 14 km away. Kangra is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.