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About Devarda Village

Devarda is a mid sized village in Beohari tehsil, in the district of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 920, made up of 443 males and 477 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males. The village covers 663.01 hectares hectares.

Devarda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devarda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shahdol
Tehsil Beohari
Area (hectares) 663.01 hectares
Population 920
Male Population 443
Female Population 477
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,077
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 Devarda compares

By the 2011 count Devarda is the 86th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents. Its 663.01 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 967.

Getting to Devarda

Devarda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Devarda 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 Devarda from other places

Devarda lies about 86 km from Shahdol, and the nearest railway station is Chhataini, about 8.1 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 Devarda
Nearest railway station Chhataini 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Beohari 11 km
Nearest town Beohāri 11 km
District headquarters Shahdol 86 km

Villages closest to Devarda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devarda village had a population of 920. That makes it the 86th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents.

Devarda village has 443 males and 477 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devarda has about 1077 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Devarda covers 663.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Devarda falls under Beohari tehsil of Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Devarda is Chhataini, about 8.1 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 Devarda.

Devarda is about 86 km from Shahdol in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devarda is in Beohari tehsil of Shahdol district. Chhataini is about 8.1 km away. Beohari is about 11 km away. Beohāri is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bholehara (1.5 km), Charka (2.3 km) and Dhandho Kui (2.3 km).

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

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