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About Devthi Village

Devthi is a mid sized village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 803, made up of 431 males and 372 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 265 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Devthi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devthi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Rampur
Pincode 172022
Area (hectares) 265 hectares
Population 803
Male Population 431
Female Population 372
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Devthi compares

By the 2011 count Devthi is the 18th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 265 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Devthi

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

Devthi lies about 64 km from Shimla. 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 Devthi
Tehsil headquarters Rampur 9.3 km
District headquarters Shimla 64 km

Villages closest to Devthi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devthi village had a population of 803. That makes it the 18th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Devthi village has 431 males and 372 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devthi has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Devthi is 172022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devthi covers 265 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Devthi falls under Rampur tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Devthi notes the nearest railway station 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 Devthi.

Devthi is about 64 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devthi is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 9.3 km away. Shimla is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thala (under 2 km), Barkal (under 2 km) and Chiksa (under 2 km).

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

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