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About Devagodu Village

Devagodu is a mid sized village in Koppa tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,935, made up of 1,008 males and 927 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1589.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Devagodu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devagodu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Koppa
Pincode 577112
Area (hectares) 1589.26 hectares
Population 1,935
Male Population 1,008
Female Population 927
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Devagodu compares

By the 2011 count Devagodu is the 10th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents. Its 1589.26 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 1036.

Getting to Devagodu

Devagodu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Devagodu 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 Devagodu from other places

Devagodu lies about 52 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Chikkamagaluru, about 54 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 Devagodu
Tehsil headquarters Koppa 18 km
Nearest town Someshwar 28 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 52 km
Nearest railway station Chikkamagaluru 54 km

Villages closest to Devagodu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devagodu village had a population of 1,935. That makes it the 10th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents.

Devagodu village has 1,008 males and 927 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devagodu has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Devagodu is 577112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devagodu covers 1589.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Devagodu falls under Koppa tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Devagodu is Chikkamagaluru, about 54 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 Devagodu.

Devagodu is about 52 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devagodu is in Koppa tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Koppa is about 18 km away. Someshwar is about 28 km away. Chikmagalur is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Herur (under 2 km), Heggaru (3.3 km) and Dayamballi (3.9 km).

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

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