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About Devgaon Village

Devgaon is a mid sized village in Vada tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,224, made up of 613 males and 611 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 385.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 421312, 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 Vada
Pincode 421312
Area (hectares) 385.32 hectares
Population 1,224
Male Population 613
Female Population 611
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
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 38th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 919 residents. Its 385.32 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 972.

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 44 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Atgaon, about 22 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 Devgaon
Tehsil headquarters Vada 10 km
Nearest railway station Atgaon 22 km
Nearest town Vasind 22 km
District headquarters Thane 44 km

Villages closest to Devgaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Vada 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 1,224. That makes it the 38th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 919 residents.

Devgaon village has 613 males and 611 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devgaon has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Devgaon is 421312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devgaon covers 385.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Devgaon falls under Vada tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Devgaon is Atgaon, about 22 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 Devgaon.

Devgaon is about 44 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 Vada tehsil of Thane district. Vada is about 10 km away. Atgaon is about 22 km away. Vasind is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tilgaon (2.7 km), Abitghar (4.5 km) and Kudus (4.7 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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