About Devsu Village

Devsu is a mid sized village in Sawantwadi tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 741, made up of 355 males and 386 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,087 females per 1000 males. The village covers 623.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416510, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Devsu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devsu village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Sindhudurg
Tehsil	Sawantwadi
Pincode	416510
Area (hectares)	623.17 hectares
Population	741
Male Population	355
Female Population	386
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,087
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Devsu compares

By the 2011 count Devsu is the 57th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents. Its 623.17 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 1043.

Getting to Devsu

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

Devsu lies about 29 km from Sindhudurg, and the nearest railway station is Pernem, about 8.1 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 Devsu
Nearest railway station	Pernem	8.1 km
Nearest town	Mapusa	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sawantwadi	21 km
District headquarters	Sindhudurg	29 km

Villages closest to Devsu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devsu village had a population of 741. That makes it the 57th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents.

Devsu village has 355 males and 386 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devsu has about 1087 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1043.

The pincode recorded for Devsu is 416510. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devsu covers 623.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Devsu falls under Sawantwadi tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Devsu is Pernem, about 8.1 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 Devsu.

Devsu is about 29 km from Sindhudurg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devsu is in Sawantwadi tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Pernem is about 8.1 km away. Mapusa is about 17 km away. Sawantwadi is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.