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About Devtak Village

Devtak is a small village in Nagbhir tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 377, made up of 197 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Devtak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devtak village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Nagbhir
Pincode 441205
Area (hectares) 186 hectares
Population 377
Male Population 197
Female Population 180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Devtak compares

By the 2011 count Devtak is the 82nd largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,201 residents. Its 186 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Devtak

Devtak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Devtak as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Devtak from other places

Devtak lies about 87 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Kirmiti Mendha, about 3.8 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 Devtak
Nearest railway station Kirmiti Mendha 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagbhir 6.4 km
Nearest town Bramhapuri 13 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 87 km

Villages closest to Devtak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devtak village had a population of 377. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,201 residents.

Devtak village has 197 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devtak has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Devtak is 441205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devtak covers 186 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Devtak falls under Nagbhir tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Devtak is Kirmiti Mendha, about 3.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Devtak.

Devtak is about 87 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devtak is in Nagbhir tehsil of Chandrapur district. Kirmiti Mendha is about 3.8 km away. Nagbhir is about 6.4 km away. Bramhapuri is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chikmara (under 2 km), Panjarepar (1.7 km) and Vilam (2.2 km).

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

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