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About Devasamudra Village

Devasamudra is one of the larger villages in Hospet tehsil, in the district of Bellary, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,940, made up of 3,495 males and 3,445 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2777.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Devasamudra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devasamudra village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bellary
Tehsil Hospet
Pincode 583222
Area (hectares) 2777.08 hectares
Population 6,940
Male Population 3,495
Female Population 3,445
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Devasamudra compares

By the 2011 count Devasamudra is the 5th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,845 residents. Its 2777.08 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Devasamudra

Devasamudra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Devasamudra as Available within village. 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Devasamudra from other places

Devasamudra lies about 39 km from Bellary, and the nearest railway station is Gangavathi Railway station, 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 Devasamudra
Nearest town Kampli 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Gangavathi Railway station 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Hospet 28 km
District headquarters Bellary 39 km

Villages closest to Devasamudra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devasamudra village had a population of 6,940. That makes it the 5th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,845 residents.

Devasamudra village has 3,495 males and 3,445 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devasamudra has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Devasamudra is 583222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devasamudra covers 2777.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Devasamudra falls under Hospet tehsil of Bellary district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Devasamudra is Gangavathi Railway station, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Devasamudra.

Devasamudra is about 39 km from Bellary in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devasamudra is in Hospet tehsil of Bellary district. Kampli is about 6.7 km away. Gangavathi Railway station is about 13 km away. Hospet is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chikkajaiganur (4.4 km), Hirejaiganur (4.8 km) and Metri (5.1 km).

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

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