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About Devthana Village

Devthana is a mid sized village in Purna tehsil, in the district of Parbhani, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 882, made up of 466 males and 416 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 437 hectares hectares.

Devthana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devthana village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Parbhani
Tehsil Purna
Area (hectares) 437 hectares
Population 882
Male Population 466
Female Population 416
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Devthana compares

By the 2011 count Devthana is the 61st largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents. Its 437 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, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Devthana

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

Devthana lies about 24 km from Parbhani, and the nearest railway station is Dhondi, about 13 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 Devthana
Nearest railway station Dhondi 13 km
Nearest town Gangākher 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Purna 20 km
District headquarters Parbhani 24 km

Villages closest to Devthana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devthana village had a population of 882. That makes it the 61st largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents.

Devthana village has 466 males and 416 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devthana has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Devthana covers 437 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Devthana falls under Purna tehsil of Parbhani district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Devthana is Dhondi, about 13 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 Devthana.

Devthana 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.

Devthana is in Purna tehsil of Parbhani district. Dhondi is about 13 km away. Gangākher is about 17 km away. Purna is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deulgaon Dhudhate (2.9 km), Dagadwadi (3.6 km) and Khandala (4.7 km).

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

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