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About Devanur Village

Devanur is a mid sized village in Virajpet tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,909, made up of 937 males and 972 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1332.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Devanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devanur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kodagu
Tehsil Virajpet
Pincode 571219
Area (hectares) 1332.85 hectares
Population 1,909
Male Population 937
Female Population 972
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Devanur compares

By the 2011 count Devanur is the 32nd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 1332.85 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 1026.

Getting to Devanur

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

Devanur lies about 46 km from Kodagu, and the nearest railway station is Krishnaraja Nagar, about 49 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 Devanur
Tehsil headquarters Virajpet 29 km
Nearest town Hunsūr 31 km
District headquarters Kodagu 46 km
Nearest railway station Krishnaraja Nagar 49 km

Villages closest to Devanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devanur village had a population of 1,909. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Devanur village has 937 males and 972 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devanur has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Devanur is 571219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devanur covers 1332.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Devanur falls under Virajpet tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Devanur is Krishnaraja Nagar, about 49 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 Devanur.

Devanur is about 46 km from Kodagu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devanur is in Virajpet tehsil of Kodagu district. Virajpet is about 29 km away. Hunsūr is about 31 km away. Kodagu is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balele (1.6 km), Nittur (1.8 km) and Karmadu (3.9 km).

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

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