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About Devgarh Village

Devgarh is a large village in Patran tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,163, made up of 1,063 males and 1,100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 416 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Devgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devgarh village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Patran
Pincode 147102
Area (hectares) 416 hectares
Population 2,163
Male Population 1,063
Female Population 1,100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Devgarh compares

By the 2011 count Devgarh is the 32nd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,288 residents. Its 416 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Devgarh

Devgarh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Devgarh as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Devgarh from other places

Devgarh lies about 56 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Lehra Gaga, 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 Devgarh
Tehsil headquarters Patran 2.5 km
Nearest railway station Lehra Gaga 22 km
District headquarters Patiala 56 km

Villages closest to Devgarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devgarh village had a population of 2,163. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,288 residents.

Devgarh village has 1,063 males and 1,100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devgarh has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Devgarh is 147102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devgarh covers 416 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Devgarh falls under Patran tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Devgarh is Lehra Gaga, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Devgarh.

Devgarh is about 56 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devgarh is in Patran tehsil of Patiala district. Patran is about 2.5 km away. Lehra Gaga is about 22 km away. Patiala is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hamjheri (2.3 km), Patran (2.5 km) and Kahangarh Gharachon (2.9 km).

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

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