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About Devgaon Village

Devgaon is a mid sized village in Chhapara tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 860, made up of 439 males and 421 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 288.18 hectares hectares.

Devgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devgaon village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Chhapara
Area (hectares) 288.18 hectares
Population 860
Male Population 439
Female Population 421
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Devgaon compares

By the 2011 count Devgaon is the 39th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 690 residents. Its 288.18 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 980.

Getting to Devgaon

Devgaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Devgaon as Available within <5 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 Devgaon from other places

Devgaon lies about 48 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Magardharra Ph, about 13 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 Devgaon
Nearest railway station Magardharra Ph 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Chhapara 21 km
Nearest town Wārāseonī 26 km
District headquarters Seoni 48 km

Villages closest to Devgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devgaon village had a population of 860. That makes it the 39th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 690 residents.

Devgaon village has 439 males and 421 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devgaon has about 959 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 980.

Devgaon covers 288.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Devgaon falls under Chhapara tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Devgaon is Magardharra Ph, about 13 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Devgaon.

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

Devgaon is in Chhapara tehsil of Seoni district. Magardharra Ph is about 13 km away. Chhapara is about 21 km away. Wārāseonī is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pondi (2.3 km), Babaiya (7.3 km) and Lathgaon (9.4 km).

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

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