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About Devdhi Village

Devdhi is a large village in Wadwani tehsil, in the district of Bid, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,565, made up of 1,364 males and 1,201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1251.47 hectares hectares.

Devdhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devdhi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bid
Tehsil Wadwani
Area (hectares) 1251.47 hectares
Population 2,565
Male Population 1,364
Female Population 1,201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Devdhi compares

By the 2011 count Devdhi is the 11th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents. Its 1251.47 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Devdhi

Devdhi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Devdhi 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 Devdhi from other places

Devdhi lies about 35 km from Bid, and the nearest railway station is Usmanpur, about 53 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 Devdhi
Tehsil headquarters Wadwani 12 km
Nearest town Majalgaon 16 km
District headquarters Bid 35 km
Nearest railway station Usmanpur 53 km

Villages closest to Devdhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devdhi village had a population of 2,565. That makes it the 11th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents.

Devdhi village has 1,364 males and 1,201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devdhi has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 908.

Devdhi covers 1251.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Devdhi falls under Wadwani tehsil of Bid district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Devdhi is Usmanpur, about 53 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 Devdhi.

Devdhi is about 35 km from Bid in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devdhi is in Wadwani tehsil of Bid district. Wadwani is about 12 km away. Majalgaon is about 16 km away. Bid is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khalwat Nimgaon (2.8 km), Kadi Wadgaon (2.9 km) and Chinchwadgaon (3.0 km).

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

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