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About Devigarh Village

Devigarh is a small village in Jirapur tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 394, made up of 208 males and 186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158.38 hectares hectares.

Devigarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devigarh village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Jirapur
Area (hectares) 158.38 hectares
Population 394
Male Population 208
Female Population 186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Devigarh compares

By the 2011 count Devigarh is the 128th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 836 residents. Its 158.38 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Devigarh

Devigarh is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Devigarh as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Devigarh from other places

Devigarh lies about 48 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Jhalarapatan, about 39 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 Devigarh
Tehsil headquarters Jirapur 20 km
Nearest railway station Jhalarapatan 39 km
District headquarters Rajgarh 48 km

Villages closest to Devigarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devigarh village had a population of 394. That makes it the 128th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 836 residents.

Devigarh village has 208 males and 186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devigarh has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Devigarh covers 158.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Devigarh falls under Jirapur tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Devigarh is Jhalarapatan, about 39 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Devigarh.

Devigarh is about 48 km from Rajgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devigarh is in Jirapur tehsil of Rajgarh district. Jirapur is about 20 km away. Jhalarapatan is about 39 km away. Rajgarh is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narayanpura (under 2 km), Jharni (under 2 km) and Ratanpura (under 2 km).

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

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