About Devgad Village

Devgad is a large village in Devgad tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,417, made up of 1,290 males and 1,127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172 hectares hectares.

Devgad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devgad village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Sindhudurg
Tehsil	Devgad
Area (hectares)	172 hectares
Population	2,417
Male Population	1,290
Female Population	1,127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	874
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Devgad compares

By the 2011 count Devgad is the 6th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,234 residents. Its 172 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1073.

Getting to Devgad

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

Devgad lies about 77 km from Sindhudurg, and the nearest railway station is Kharepatan Road, about 38 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 Devgad
Nearest railway station	Kharepatan Road	38 km
Nearest town	Ratnagiri	69 km
District headquarters	Sindhudurg	77 km

Villages closest to Devgad

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

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Common questions about Devgad

As per the Census of India 2011, Devgad village had a population of 2,417. That makes it the 6th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,234 residents.

Devgad village has 1,290 males and 1,127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devgad has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1073.

Devgad covers 172 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Devgad falls under Devgad tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Devgad is Kharepatan Road, about 38 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 Devgad.

Devgad is about 77 km from Sindhudurg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devgad is in Devgad tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Kharepatan Road is about 38 km away. Ratnagiri is about 69 km away. Sindhudurg is about 77 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.