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About Devagiri Village

Devagiri is a small village in Kumta tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 297, made up of 142 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,092 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581327, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Devagiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devagiri village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Kumta
Pincode 581327
Area (hectares) 53.12 hectares
Population 297
Male Population 142
Female Population 155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,092
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Devagiri compares

By the 2011 count Devagiri is the 73rd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents. Its 53.12 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Devagiri

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

Devagiri lies about 36 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Honnavar, 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 Devagiri
Nearest railway station Honnavar 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Kumta 7.1 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 36 km

Villages closest to Devagiri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devagiri village had a population of 297. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents.

Devagiri village has 142 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devagiri has about 1092 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Devagiri is 581327. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devagiri covers 53.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Devagiri falls under Kumta tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Devagiri is Honnavar, 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 Devagiri.

Devagiri is about 36 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devagiri is in Kumta tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Honnavar is about 5.7 km away. Kumta is about 7.1 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Holegadde (under 2 km), Math (under 2 km) and Horbhag (1.6 km).

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

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