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About Devla Village

Devla is a mid sized village in Rawti tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,328, made up of 641 males and 687 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,072 females per 1000 males. The village covers 290.82 hectares hectares.

Devla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devla village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ratlam
Tehsil Rawti
Area (hectares) 290.82 hectares
Population 1,328
Male Population 641
Female Population 687
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,072
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Devla compares

By the 2011 count Devla is the 18th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 913 residents. Its 290.82 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Devla

Devla is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Devla as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Devla from other places

Devla lies about 30 km from Ratlam, and the nearest railway station is Bhairongarh, about 4.4 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 Devla
Nearest railway station Bhairongarh 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Rawti 30 km
District headquarters Ratlam 30 km
Nearest town Ratlām 30 km

Villages closest to Devla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devla village had a population of 1,328. That makes it the 18th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 913 residents.

Devla village has 641 males and 687 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devla has about 1072 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Devla covers 290.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Devla falls under Rawti tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Devla is Bhairongarh, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Devla.

Devla is about 30 km from Ratlam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devla is in Rawti tehsil of Ratlam district. Bhairongarh is about 4.4 km away. Rawti is about 30 km away. Ratlam is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Borwa (under 2 km), Jambupada (1.9 km) and Jabad (2.1 km).

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

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