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About Devikunte Village

Devikunte is a small village in Bagepalli tehsil, in the district of Chikkaballapura, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 455, made up of 239 males and 216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 913.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 561207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Devikunte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devikunte village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikkaballapura
Tehsil Bagepalli
Pincode 561207
Area (hectares) 913.73 hectares
Population 455
Male Population 239
Female Population 216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Devikunte compares

By the 2011 count Devikunte is the 119th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 723 residents. Its 913.73 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Devikunte

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

How far is Devikunte from other places

Devikunte lies about 55 km from Chikkaballapura, and the nearest railway station is Nallacheruvu East, about 32 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 Devikunte
Nearest town Gorantla 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Bagepalli 18 km
Nearest railway station Nallacheruvu East 32 km
District headquarters Chikkaballapura 55 km

Villages closest to Devikunte

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devikunte village had a population of 455. That makes it the 119th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 723 residents.

Devikunte village has 239 males and 216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devikunte has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Devikunte is 561207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devikunte covers 913.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Devikunte falls under Bagepalli tehsil of Chikkaballapura district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Devikunte is Nallacheruvu East, about 32 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Devikunte.

Devikunte is about 55 km from Chikkaballapura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devikunte is in Bagepalli tehsil of Chikkaballapura district. Gorantla is about 16 km away. Bagepalli is about 18 km away. Nallacheruvu East is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pichalavaripalli (4.0 km), Kolimpalli (4.1 km) and Honnampalli (4.2 km).

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

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