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About Devalkunda Village

Devalkunda is a mid sized village in Kundapura tehsil, in the district of Udupi, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,766, made up of 772 males and 994 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,288 females per 1000 males. The village covers 542.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 576230, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Devalkunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devalkunda village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Udupi
Tehsil Kundapura
Pincode 576230
Area (hectares) 542.35 hectares
Population 1,766
Male Population 772
Female Population 994
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,288
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Devalkunda compares

By the 2011 count Devalkunda is the 85th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,651 residents. Its 542.35 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1162.

Getting to Devalkunda

Devalkunda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Devalkunda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Devalkunda from other places

Devalkunda lies about 39 km from Udupi, and the nearest railway station is Senapura, about 6.7 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 Devalkunda
Nearest railway station Senapura 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Kundapura 7.9 km
District headquarters Udupi 39 km

Villages closest to Devalkunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devalkunda village had a population of 1,766. That makes it the 85th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,651 residents.

Devalkunda village has 772 males and 994 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devalkunda has about 1288 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1162.

The pincode recorded for Devalkunda is 576230. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devalkunda covers 542.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Devalkunda falls under Kundapura tehsil of Udupi district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Devalkunda is Senapura, about 6.7 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Devalkunda.

Devalkunda is about 39 km from Udupi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devalkunda is in Kundapura tehsil of Udupi district. Senapura is about 6.7 km away. Kundapura is about 7.9 km away. Udupi is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanyana (2.4 km), Vandse (2.7 km) and Kundabarandadi (3.5 km).

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

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