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About Devalakere Village

Devalakere is a mid sized village in Pavagada tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 796, made up of 404 males and 392 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 487.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Devalakere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devalakere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Pavagada
Pincode 572116
Area (hectares) 487.26 hectares
Population 796
Male Population 404
Female Population 392
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Devalakere compares

By the 2011 count Devalakere is the 103rd largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,459 residents. Its 487.26 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 991.

Getting to Devalakere

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

Devalakere lies about 86 km from Tumkur. 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 Devalakere
Tehsil headquarters Pavagada 15 km
Nearest town Pāvugada 15 km
District headquarters Tumkur 86 km

Villages closest to Devalakere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devalakere village had a population of 796. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,459 residents.

Devalakere village has 404 males and 392 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devalakere has about 970 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 991.

The pincode recorded for Devalakere is 572116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devalakere covers 487.26 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.

Devalakere falls under Pavagada tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The census record for Devalakere notes the nearest railway station 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 Devalakere.

Devalakere is about 86 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devalakere is in Pavagada tehsil of Tumkur district. Pavagada is about 15 km away. Pāvugada is about 15 km away. Tumkur is about 86 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kondethimmanahalli (2.0 km), Siddappanakatte (2.9 km) and Gujjanadu (3.4 km).

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

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