About Devachalla Village

Devachalla is a large village in Sulya tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,820, made up of 1,904 males and 1,916 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3468.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Devachalla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devachalla village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil	Sulya
Pincode	574218
Area (hectares)	3468.61 hectares
Population	3,820
Male Population	1,904
Female Population	1,916
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,006
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Devachalla compares

By the 2011 count Devachalla is the 11th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,132 residents. Its 3468.61 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Devachalla

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

Devachalla lies about 36 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Kodimbala, about 13 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 Devachalla
Tehsil headquarters	Sulya	11 km
Nearest railway station	Kodimbala	13 km
Nearest town	Puttūr	34 km
District headquarters	Dakshina Kannada	36 km

Villages closest to Devachalla

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

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Common questions about Devachalla

As per the Census of India 2011, Devachalla village had a population of 3,820. That makes it the 11th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,132 residents.

Devachalla village has 1,904 males and 1,916 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devachalla has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Devachalla is 574218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devachalla covers 3468.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Devachalla falls under Sulya tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Devachalla is Kodimbala, about 13 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 Devachalla.

Devachalla is about 36 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devachalla is in Sulya tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Sulya is about 11 km away. Kodimbala is about 13 km away. Puttūr is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.