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About Devri Village

Devri is a small village in Khilchipur tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 499, made up of 262 males and 237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202.7 hectares hectares.

Devri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devri village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Khilchipur
Area (hectares) 202.7 hectares
Population 499
Male Population 262
Female Population 237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Devri compares

By the 2011 count Devri is the 97th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 531 residents. Its 202.7 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Devri

Devri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Devri as Available within 5 - 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 Devri from other places

Devri lies about 23 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Karanwas, about 38 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 Devri
Tehsil headquarters Khilchipur 8.5 km
Nearest town Jirapur 13 km
District headquarters Rajgarh 23 km
Nearest railway station Karanwas 38 km

Villages closest to Devri

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 Devri

As per the Census of India 2011, Devri village had a population of 499. That makes it the 97th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 531 residents.

Devri village has 262 males and 237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devri has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Devri covers 202.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Devri is Karanwas, about 38 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Devri.

Devri is about 23 km from Rajgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devri is in Khilchipur tehsil of Rajgarh district. Khilchipur is about 8.5 km away. Jirapur is about 13 km away. Rajgarh is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Devaria (under 2 km), Ruparel (under 2 km) and Moya Khedi (2.1 km).

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

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