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About Devalapura Village

Devalapura is a mid sized village in Hosakote tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 867, made up of 468 males and 399 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 560067, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Devalapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devalapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Hosakote
Pincode 560067
Area (hectares) 146.68 hectares
Population 867
Male Population 468
Female Population 399
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Devalapura compares

By the 2011 count Devalapura is the 80th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 820 residents. Its 146.68 hectares work out to about 5.9 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 950.

Getting to Devalapura

Devalapura is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Devalapura 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Devalapura from other places

Devalapura lies about 44 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Malur, about 9.1 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 Devalapura
Nearest town Mālūr 8.0 km
Nearest railway station Malur 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Hosakote 16 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 44 km

Villages closest to Devalapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devalapura village had a population of 867. That makes it the 80th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 820 residents.

Devalapura village has 468 males and 399 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devalapura has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Devalapura is 560067. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devalapura covers 146.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Devalapura falls under Hosakote tehsil of Bangalore Rural district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Devalapura is Malur, about 9.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Devalapura.

Devalapura is about 44 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devalapura is in Hosakote tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Mālūr is about 8.0 km away. Malur is about 9.1 km away. Hosakote is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Appajipura (under 2 km), Bheemapura (under 2 km) and Gullakaipura (under 2 km).

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

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