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About Devke Village

Devke is a small village in Dapoli tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 361, made up of 133 males and 228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,714 females per 1000 males. The village covers 415.61 hectares hectares.

Devke Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devke village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Dapoli
Area (hectares) 415.61 hectares
Population 361
Male Population 133
Female Population 228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,714
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Devke compares

By the 2011 count Devke is the 132nd largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 836 residents. Its 415.61 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1293.

Getting to Devke

Devke is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Devke as Available within <5 km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Damame, Dauli, Degaon and Dehen. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Devke

As per the Census of India 2011, Devke village had a population of 361. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 836 residents.

Devke village has 133 males and 228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devke has about 1714 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1293.

Devke covers 415.61 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.

Devke falls under Dapoli tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Devke notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Devke.

Devke is in Dapoli tehsil of Ratnagiri district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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