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About Devghat Village

Devghat is a mid sized village in Keolari tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 914, made up of 467 males and 447 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 543.05 hectares hectares.

Devghat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devghat village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Keolari
Area (hectares) 543.05 hectares
Population 914
Male Population 467
Female Population 447
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Devghat compares

By the 2011 count Devghat is the 67th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 829 residents. Its 543.05 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Devghat

Devghat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Devghat 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Devghat from other places

Devghat lies about 43 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Khairee, about 7.7 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 Devghat
Nearest railway station Khairee 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Keolari 11 km
Nearest town Nainpur 31 km
District headquarters Seoni 43 km

Villages closest to Devghat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devghat village had a population of 914. That makes it the 67th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 829 residents.

Devghat village has 467 males and 447 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devghat has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Devghat covers 543.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Devghat falls under Keolari tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Devghat is Khairee, about 7.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Devghat.

Devghat is about 43 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devghat is in Keolari tehsil of Seoni district. Khairee is about 7.7 km away. Keolari is about 11 km away. Nainpur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chirchira (3.0 km), Keolari Khera (3.8 km) and Santhai (4.6 km).

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

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