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About Devapur Village

Devapur is a mid sized village in Chitapur tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 938, made up of 473 males and 465 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 595 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Devapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devapur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gulbarga
Tehsil Chitapur
Pincode 585225
Area (hectares) 595 hectares
Population 938
Male Population 473
Female Population 465
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Devapur compares

By the 2011 count Devapur is the 96th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,247 residents. Its 595 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Devapur

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

Devapur lies about 41 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Halakatta, about 5.7 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 Devapur
Nearest railway station Halakatta 5.7 km
Nearest town Wādi 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Chitapur 13 km
District headquarters Gulbarga 41 km

Villages closest to Devapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devapur village had a population of 938. That makes it the 96th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,247 residents.

Devapur village has 473 males and 465 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devapur has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Devapur is 585225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devapur covers 595 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.

Devapur falls under Chitapur tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Devapur is Halakatta, about 5.7 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 Devapur.

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

Devapur is in Chitapur tehsil of Gulbarga district. Halakatta is about 5.7 km away. Wādi is about 6.4 km away. Chitapur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alura (2.4 km), Allur (2.4 km) and Kamarwadi (2.7 km).

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

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