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About Devangi Village

Devangi is a mid sized village in Tirthahalli tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 865, made up of 408 males and 457 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,120 females per 1000 males. The village covers 537.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577415, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Devangi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devangi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Tirthahalli
Pincode 577415
Area (hectares) 537.53 hectares
Population 865
Male Population 408
Female Population 457
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,120
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Devangi compares

By the 2011 count Devangi is the 37th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 537.53 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Devangi

Devangi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Devangi 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Devangi from other places

Devangi lies about 45 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Arasalu, about 40 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 Devangi
Tehsil headquarters Tirthahalli 7.4 km
Nearest town Someshwar 29 km
Nearest railway station Arasalu 40 km
District headquarters Shimoga 45 km

Villages closest to Devangi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devangi village had a population of 865. That makes it the 37th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Devangi village has 408 males and 457 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devangi has about 1120 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Devangi is 577415. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devangi covers 537.53 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.

Devangi falls under Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Devangi is Arasalu, about 40 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Devangi.

Devangi is about 45 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devangi is in Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district. Tirthahalli is about 7.4 km away. Someshwar is about 29 km away. Arasalu is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hosakoppa (under 2 km), Balagatte (under 2 km) and Almane (2.3 km).

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

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