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About Dev Gaon Village

Dev Gaon is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 229, made up of 117 males and 112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dev Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dev Gaon village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Khundian
Pincode 176031
Area (hectares) 215.34 hectares
Population 229
Male Population 117
Female Population 112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dev Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Dev Gaon is the 57th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 215.34 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Dev Gaon

Dev Gaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dev Gaon as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dahd, Dal, Daloh and Daphlun. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dev Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Dev Gaon village had a population of 229. That makes it the 57th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Dev Gaon village has 117 males and 112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dev Gaon has about 957 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 1070.

The pincode recorded for Dev Gaon is 176031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dev Gaon covers 215.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dev Gaon falls under Khundian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Dev Gaon notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dev Gaon.

Dev Gaon is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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