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About Devgaon Village

Devgaon is a small village in Keolari tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 333, made up of 154 males and 179 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,162 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260 hectares hectares.

Devgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devgaon village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Keolari
Area (hectares) 260 hectares
Population 333
Male Population 154
Female Population 179
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,162
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ 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 131st largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 829 residents. Its 260 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

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 10+ 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 Lamta, about 12 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 Lamta 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Keolari 31 km
Nearest town Nainpur 37 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 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 Devgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Devgaon village had a population of 333. That makes it the 131st largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 829 residents.

Devgaon village has 154 males and 179 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devgaon has about 1162 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

Devgaon covers 260 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Devgaon is Lamta, about 12 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 10+ 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 Keolari tehsil of Seoni district. Lamta is about 12 km away. Keolari is about 31 km away. Nainpur is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banathar (1.7 km), Bagdongri (1.9 km) and Durenda (2.4 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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