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About Devgarh Village

Devgarh is a small village in Sandhol tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 338, made up of 167 males and 171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176090, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Devgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devgarh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sandhol
Pincode 176090
Area (hectares) 163.37 hectares
Population 338
Male Population 167
Female Population 171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Devgarh compares

By the 2011 count Devgarh is the 19th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 297 residents. Its 163.37 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1131.

Getting to Devgarh

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

Devgarh lies about 83 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, 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 Devgarh
Nearest town Dharamsala 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Kangra Mandir 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Sandhol 27 km
District headquarters Mandi 83 km

Villages closest to Devgarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devgarh village had a population of 338. That makes it the 19th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 297 residents.

Devgarh village has 167 males and 171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devgarh has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1131.

The pincode recorded for Devgarh is 176090. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devgarh covers 163.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Devgarh falls under Sandhol tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Devgarh is Kangra Mandir, 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 village for Devgarh.

Devgarh is about 83 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devgarh is in Sandhol tehsil of Mandi district. Dharamsala is about 3.8 km away. Kangra Mandir is about 13 km away. Sandhol is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balh (5.8 km), Balyali (5.8 km) and D P F Khumbal (5.8 km).

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

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