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About Devpur Village

Devpur is a small village in Khilchipur tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 344, made up of 164 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,098 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217.72 hectares hectares.

Devpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Khilchipur
Area (hectares) 217.72 hectares
Population 344
Male Population 164
Female Population 180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,098
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Devpur compares

By the 2011 count Devpur is the 151st largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 531 residents. Its 217.72 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Devpur

Devpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Devpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Devpur from other places

Devpur lies about 25 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Karanwas, about 43 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 Devpur
Tehsil headquarters Khilchipur 9.0 km
Nearest town Jirapur 12 km
District headquarters Rajgarh 25 km
Nearest railway station Karanwas 43 km

Villages closest to Devpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devpur village had a population of 344. That makes it the 151st largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 531 residents.

Devpur village has 164 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devpur has about 1098 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

Devpur covers 217.72 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.

Devpur falls under Khilchipur tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Devpur is Karanwas, about 43 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 km distance for Devpur.

Devpur is about 25 km from Rajgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devpur is in Khilchipur tehsil of Rajgarh district. Khilchipur is about 9.0 km away. Jirapur is about 12 km away. Rajgarh is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gadia Kalan (under 2 km), Amanpura (1.7 km) and Gadiyamer (2.0 km).

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

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