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About Devisar Village

Devisar is a small village in Siddapur tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 313, made up of 158 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 400.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581340, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Devisar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devisar village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Siddapur
Pincode 581340
Area (hectares) 400.2 hectares
Population 313
Male Population 158
Female Population 155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Devisar compares

By the 2011 count Devisar is the 105th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 427 residents. Its 400.2 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 1010.

Getting to Devisar

Devisar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Devisar as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Devisar from other places

Devisar lies about 38 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Talaguppa, about 26 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 Devisar
Tehsil headquarters Siddapur 13 km
Nearest town Sirsi 22 km
Nearest railway station Talaguppa 26 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 38 km

Villages closest to Devisar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devisar village had a population of 313. That makes it the 105th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 427 residents.

Devisar village has 158 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devisar has about 981 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 1010.

The pincode recorded for Devisar is 581340. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devisar covers 400.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Devisar falls under Siddapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Devisar is Talaguppa, about 26 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Devisar.

Devisar is about 38 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devisar is in Siddapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Siddapur is about 13 km away. Sirsi is about 22 km away. Talaguppa is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Honnehadda (under 2 km), Harshikatta (under 2 km) and Karkisaval (1.8 km).

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

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