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About Devarai Village

Devarai is a mid sized village in Khanapur tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 523, made up of 273 males and 250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Devarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devarai village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Khanapur
Pincode 591301
Area (hectares) 179.08 hectares
Population 523
Male Population 273
Female Population 250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Devarai compares

By the 2011 count Devarai is the 134th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents. Its 179.08 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Devarai

The census records public bus service for Devarai as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Devarai from other places

Devarai lies about 45 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Devarayi, about under 2 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 Devarai
Nearest railway station Devarayi under 2 km
Nearest town Dandeli 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanapur 22 km
District headquarters Belgaum 45 km

Villages closest to Devarai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devarai village had a population of 523. That makes it the 134th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents.

Devarai village has 273 males and 250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devarai has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Devarai is 591301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devarai covers 179.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Devarai falls under Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Devarai is Devarayi, about under 2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Devarai.

Devarai is about 45 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devarai is in Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district. Devarayi is about under 2 km away. Dandeli is about 21 km away. Khanapur 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 Jambegali (1.7 km), Ghotagali (2.4 km) and Kodagai (2.6 km).

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

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