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About Devalgara Village

Devalgara is a small village in Tandwa tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 179, made up of 89 males and 90 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825321, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Devalgara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devalgara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Tandwa
Pincode 825321
Area (hectares) 48.68 hectares
Population 179
Male Population 89
Female Population 90
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Devalgara compares

By the 2011 count Devalgara is the 85th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents. Its 48.68 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Devalgara

Devalgara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Devalgara as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Devalgara from other places

Devalgara lies about 41 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Phulbasia, about 5.3 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 Devalgara
Nearest railway station Phulbasia 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Tandwa 7.6 km
Nearest town Churi 22 km
District headquarters Chatra 41 km

Villages closest to Devalgara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devalgara village had a population of 179. That makes it the 85th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents.

Devalgara village has 89 males and 90 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devalgara has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Devalgara is 825321. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devalgara covers 48.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Devalgara falls under Tandwa tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Devalgara is Phulbasia, about 5.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Devalgara.

Devalgara is about 41 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devalgara is in Tandwa tehsil of Chatra district. Phulbasia is about 5.3 km away. Tandwa is about 7.6 km away. Churi is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kundi (under 2 km), Saradhu (3.1 km) and Kurlonga (3.3 km).

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

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