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About Devigere Village

Devigere is a mid sized village in Hosdurga tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,875, made up of 953 males and 922 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1246.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577527, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Devigere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devigere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Hosdurga
Pincode 577527
Area (hectares) 1246.14 hectares
Population 1,875
Male Population 953
Female Population 922
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Devigere compares

By the 2011 count Devigere is the 27th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents. Its 1246.14 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 957.

Getting to Devigere

Devigere is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Devigere as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Devigere from other places

Devigere lies about 43 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Arabaghatta, about 9.9 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 Devigere
Nearest railway station Arabaghatta 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Hosdurga 10 km
Nearest town Hosadurga 10 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 43 km

Villages closest to Devigere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devigere village had a population of 1,875. That makes it the 27th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents.

Devigere village has 953 males and 922 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devigere has about 967 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 957.

The pincode recorded for Devigere is 577527. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devigere covers 1246.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Devigere falls under Hosdurga tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Devigere is Arabaghatta, about 9.9 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 10+ km distance for Devigere.

Devigere is about 43 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devigere is in Hosdurga tehsil of Chitradurga district. Arabaghatta is about 9.9 km away. Hosdurga is about 10 km away. Hosadurga is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumbaragatte (1.7 km), Guthikatte (2.0 km) and Janthikolalu (2.2 km).

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

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