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About Devikera Village

Devikera is a large village in Shorapur tehsil, in the district of Yadgir, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,331, made up of 1,190 males and 1,141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1424.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Devikera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devikera village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Yadgir
Tehsil Shorapur
Pincode 585304
Area (hectares) 1424.26 hectares
Population 2,331
Male Population 1,190
Female Population 1,141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Devikera compares

By the 2011 count Devikera is the 36th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 1424.26 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 979.

Getting to Devikera

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

How far is Devikera from other places

Devikera lies about 44 km from Yadgir, and the nearest railway station is Thangundi, about 41 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 Devikera
Tehsil headquarters Shorapur 4.8 km
Nearest town Shorāpur 4.8 km
Nearest railway station Thangundi 41 km
District headquarters Yadgir 44 km

Villages closest to Devikera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devikera village had a population of 2,331. That makes it the 36th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Devikera village has 1,190 males and 1,141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devikera has about 959 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 979.

The pincode recorded for Devikera is 585304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devikera covers 1424.26 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.

Devikera falls under Shorapur tehsil of Yadgir district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Devikera is Thangundi, about 41 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 village for Devikera.

Devikera is about 44 km from Yadgir in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devikera is in Shorapur tehsil of Yadgir district. Shorapur is about 4.8 km away. Shorāpur is about 4.8 km away. Thangundi is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rattal (2.1 km), Arkera (2.6 km) and Hasnapur (3.3 km).

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

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