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About Devala Village

Devala is a small village in Aundha tehsil, in the district of Hingoli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 191, made up of 108 males and 83 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 769 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211 hectares hectares.

Devala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devala village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Hingoli
Tehsil Aundha
Area (hectares) 211 hectares
Population 191
Male Population 108
Female Population 83
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 769
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Devala compares

By the 2011 count Devala is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,535 residents. Its 211 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Devala

Devala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Devala 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Devala from other places

Devala lies about 5.6 km from Hingoli, and the nearest railway station is Dhamni, about 5.7 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 Devala
Tehsil headquarters Aundha 5.6 km
District headquarters Hingoli 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Dhamni 5.7 km

Villages closest to Devala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devala village had a population of 191. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,535 residents.

Devala village has 108 males and 83 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devala has about 769 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

Devala covers 211 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Devala falls under Aundha tehsil of Hingoli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Devala is Dhamni, about 5.7 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 - 10 km distance for Devala.

Devala is about 5.6 km from Hingoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devala is in Aundha tehsil of Hingoli district. Aundha is about 5.6 km away. Hingoli is about 5.6 km away. Dhamni is about 5.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dewala (under 2 km), Kundkar Pimpri (2.5 km) and Asola Traf Lakh (3.5 km).

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

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