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About Devarahalli Village

Devarahalli is a large village in Challakere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,067, made up of 1,053 males and 1,014 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1255.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577529, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Devarahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devarahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Challakere
Pincode 577529
Area (hectares) 1255.83 hectares
Population 2,067
Male Population 1,053
Female Population 1,014
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Devarahalli compares

By the 2011 count Devarahalli is the 47th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents. Its 1255.83 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Devarahalli

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

How far is Devarahalli from other places

Devarahalli lies about 35 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Talaku, about 6.0 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 Devarahalli
Nearest railway station Talaku 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Challakere 8.5 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 35 km

Villages closest to Devarahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devarahalli village had a population of 2,067. That makes it the 47th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents.

Devarahalli village has 1,053 males and 1,014 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devarahalli has about 963 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 953.

The pincode recorded for Devarahalli is 577529. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devarahalli covers 1255.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Devarahalli falls under Challakere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Devarahalli is Talaku, about 6.0 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 km distance for Devarahalli.

Devarahalli is about 35 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devarahalli is in Challakere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Talaku is about 6.0 km away. Challakere is about 8.5 km away. Chitradurga is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chikkaammanahalli (under 2 km), Chikkaullarti (2.0 km) and Budnahatti (3.2 km).

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

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