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About Devkheda Village

Devkheda is a mid sized village in Manjlegaon tehsil, in the district of Bid, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 898, made up of 446 males and 452 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 297 hectares hectares.

Devkheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devkheda village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bid
Tehsil Manjlegaon
Area (hectares) 297 hectares
Population 898
Male Population 446
Female Population 452
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Devkheda compares

By the 2011 count Devkheda is the 76th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,709 residents. Its 297 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Devkheda

Devkheda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Devkheda as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Devkheda from other places

Devkheda lies about 49 km from Bid, and the nearest railway station is Satuna, about 42 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 Devkheda
Tehsil headquarters Manjlegaon 2.5 km
Nearest town Majalgaon 2.5 km
Nearest railway station Satuna 42 km
District headquarters Bid 49 km

Villages closest to Devkheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devkheda village had a population of 898. That makes it the 76th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,709 residents.

Devkheda village has 446 males and 452 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devkheda has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Devkheda covers 297 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Devkheda falls under Manjlegaon tehsil of Bid district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Devkheda is Satuna, about 42 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 10+ km distance for Devkheda.

Devkheda is about 49 km from Bid in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devkheda is in Manjlegaon tehsil of Bid district. Manjlegaon is about 2.5 km away. Majalgaon is about 2.5 km away. Satuna is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nandur (under 2 km), Chinchagavhan (under 2 km) and Manjlegaon (2.5 km).

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

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