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About Devgaon Village

Devgaon is a mid sized village in Jawhar tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,462, made up of 739 males and 723 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 592 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 401603, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Devgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Jawhar
Pincode 401603
Area (hectares) 592 hectares
Population 1,462
Male Population 739
Female Population 723
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Devgaon compares

By the 2011 count Devgaon is the 35th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents. Its 592 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1035.

Getting to Devgaon

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

Devgaon lies about 87 km from Thane. 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 Devgaon
Nearest town Igatpuri 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Jawhar 26 km
District headquarters Thane 87 km

Villages closest to Devgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devgaon village had a population of 1,462. That makes it the 35th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents.

Devgaon village has 739 males and 723 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devgaon has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1035.

The pincode recorded for Devgaon is 401603. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devgaon covers 592 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Devgaon falls under Jawhar tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Devgaon notes the nearest railway station 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 Devgaon.

Devgaon is about 87 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devgaon is in Jawhar tehsil of Thane district. Igatpuri is about 18 km away. Jawhar is about 26 km away. Thane is about 87 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Savarpada (4.1 km), Akhar (5.2 km) and Garadwadi (6.4 km).

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

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