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About Devapur Village

Devapur is a large village in Shorapur tehsil, in the district of Yadgir, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,566, made up of 2,264 males and 2,302 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3048.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585290, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Devapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devapur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Yadgir
Tehsil Shorapur
Pincode 585290
Area (hectares) 3048.85 hectares
Population 4,566
Male Population 2,264
Female Population 2,302
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Devapur compares

By the 2011 count Devapur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 3048.85 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Devapur

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

Devapur lies about 57 km from Yadgir, and the nearest railway station is Thangundi, about 55 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 Devapur
Tehsil headquarters Shorapur 10 km
Nearest town Shorāpur 10 km
Nearest railway station Thangundi 55 km
District headquarters Yadgir 57 km

Villages closest to Devapur

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 Devapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Devapur village had a population of 4,566. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Devapur village has 2,264 males and 2,302 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devapur has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Devapur is 585290. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devapur covers 3048.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Devapur falls under Shorapur tehsil of Yadgir district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Devapur is Thangundi, about 55 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 Devapur.

Devapur is about 57 km from Yadgir in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devapur is in Shorapur tehsil of Yadgir district. Shorapur is about 10 km away. Shorāpur is about 10 km away. Thangundi is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Devapur Jagir (under 2 km), Rajapur (2.0 km) and Kagarhal (2.1 km).

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

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