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About Devgir Village

Devgir is a mid sized village in Homnabad tehsil, in the district of Bidar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 698, made up of 337 males and 361 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 963.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Devgir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devgir village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bidar
Tehsil Homnabad
Pincode 585227
Area (hectares) 963.33 hectares
Population 698
Male Population 337
Female Population 361
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,071
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Devgir compares

By the 2011 count Devgir is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,188 residents. Its 963.33 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Devgir

Devgir 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 Devgir as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Devgir from other places

Devgir lies about 36 km from Bidar, and the nearest railway station is Nandagaon, about 26 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 Devgir
Nearest town Chitaguppa 17 km
Nearest railway station Nandagaon 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Homnabad 30 km
District headquarters Bidar 36 km

Villages closest to Devgir

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devgir village had a population of 698. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,188 residents.

Devgir village has 337 males and 361 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devgir has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Devgir is 585227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devgir covers 963.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Devgir falls under Homnabad tehsil of Bidar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Devgir is Nandagaon, about 26 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 <5 km distance for Devgir.

Devgir is about 36 km from Bidar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devgir is in Homnabad tehsil of Bidar district. Chitaguppa is about 17 km away. Nandagaon is about 26 km away. Homnabad is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alipur (2.7 km), Bhadrapur (3.4 km) and Changler (3.7 km).

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

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