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About Devapura Village

Devapura is a large village in Hosdurga tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,674, made up of 1,864 males and 1,810 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2172.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577527, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Devapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Hosdurga
Pincode 577527
Area (hectares) 2172.91 hectares
Population 3,674
Male Population 1,864
Female Population 1,810
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Devapura compares

By the 2011 count Devapura is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents. Its 2172.91 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 Devapura

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

Devapura lies about 41 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Arabaghatta, about 19 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 Devapura
Tehsil headquarters Hosdurga 8.3 km
Nearest town Hosadurga 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Arabaghatta 19 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 41 km

Villages closest to Devapura

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 Devapura

As per the Census of India 2011, Devapura village had a population of 3,674. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents.

Devapura village has 1,864 males and 1,810 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devapura has about 971 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 Devapura is 577527. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devapura covers 2172.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Devapura falls under Hosdurga tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Devapura is Arabaghatta, about 19 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 Devapura.

Devapura is about 41 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devapura is in Hosdurga tehsil of Chitradurga district. Hosdurga is about 8.3 km away. Hosadurga is about 8.3 km away. Arabaghatta is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Devapura Colony (under 2 km), Nagathihalli (1.6 km) and Narasipura (1.8 km).

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

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