About Devihal Village

Devihal is a large village in Shirhatti tehsil, in the district of Gadag, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,502, made up of 1,299 males and 1,203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1215.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 582112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Devihal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devihal village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Gadag
Tehsil	Shirhatti
Pincode	582112
Area (hectares)	1215.15 hectares
Population	2,502
Male Population	1,299
Female Population	1,203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	926
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Devihal compares

By the 2011 count Devihal is the 17th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,763 residents. Its 1215.15 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Devihal

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

Devihal lies about 36 km from Gadag, and the nearest railway station is Yalavigi, about 24 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 Devihal
Tehsil headquarters	Shirhatti	15 km
Nearest town	Lakshmeshwar	17 km
Nearest railway station	Yalavigi	24 km
District headquarters	Gadag	36 km

Villages closest to Devihal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devihal village had a population of 2,502. That makes it the 17th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,763 residents.

Devihal village has 1,299 males and 1,203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devihal has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Devihal is 582112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devihal covers 1215.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Devihal falls under Shirhatti tehsil of Gadag district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Devihal is Yalavigi, about 24 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 Devihal.

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

Devihal is in Shirhatti tehsil of Gadag district. Shirhatti is about 15 km away. Lakshmeshwar is about 17 km away. Yalavigi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.