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About Devkatwadi Village

Devkatwadi is a mid sized village in Gangakhed tehsil, in the district of Parbhani, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,005, made up of 534 males and 471 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 427 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431514, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Devkatwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devkatwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Parbhani
Tehsil Gangakhed
Pincode 431514
Area (hectares) 427 hectares
Population 1,005
Male Population 534
Female Population 471
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Devkatwadi compares

By the 2011 count Devkatwadi is the 61st largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,467 residents. Its 427 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Devkatwadi

Devkatwadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Devkatwadi 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Devkatwadi from other places

Devkatwadi lies about 24 km from Parbhani, and the nearest railway station is Manwat Road, about 3.1 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 Devkatwadi
Nearest railway station Manwat Road 3.1 km
Nearest town Manwath 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangakhed 24 km
District headquarters Parbhani 24 km

Villages closest to Devkatwadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devkatwadi village had a population of 1,005. That makes it the 61st largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,467 residents.

Devkatwadi village has 534 males and 471 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devkatwadi has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Devkatwadi is 431514. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devkatwadi covers 427 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Devkatwadi falls under Gangakhed tehsil of Parbhani district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Devkatwadi is Manwat Road, about 3.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Devkatwadi.

Devkatwadi is about 24 km from Parbhani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devkatwadi is in Gangakhed tehsil of Parbhani district. Manwat Road is about 3.1 km away. Manwath is about 7.3 km away. Gangakhed is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arbujwadi (under 2 km), Belwadi (under 2 km) and Bhendewadi (under 2 km).

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

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