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About Devra Village

Devra is a mid sized village in Ramnagar tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 759, made up of 389 males and 370 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231.44 hectares hectares.

Devra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Ramnagar
Area (hectares) 231.44 hectares
Population 759
Male Population 389
Female Population 370
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Devra compares

By the 2011 count Devra is the 78th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 897 residents. Its 231.44 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Devra

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

Devra lies about 46 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Maihar, about 24 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 Devra
Tehsil headquarters Ramnagar 17 km
Nearest railway station Maihar 24 km
District headquarters Satna 46 km

Villages closest to Devra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devra village had a population of 759. That makes it the 78th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 897 residents.

Devra village has 389 males and 370 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devra has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 978.

Devra covers 231.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Devra falls under Ramnagar tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Devra is Maihar, about 24 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 Devra.

Devra is about 46 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devra is in Ramnagar tehsil of Satna district. Ramnagar is about 17 km away. Maihar is about 24 km away. Satna is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rasa Devra (under 2 km), Rampur (under 2 km) and Jajnagra (under 2 km).

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

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