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About Devinagar Village

Devinagar is a mid sized village in Dera Bassi tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,231, made up of 679 males and 552 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 813 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Devinagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devinagar village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Dera Bassi
Pincode 140507
Area (hectares) 188 hectares
Population 1,231
Male Population 679
Female Population 552
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 813
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Devinagar compares

By the 2011 count Devinagar is the 56th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 188 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 866.

Getting to Devinagar

Devinagar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Devinagar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Devinagar from other places

Devinagar lies about 17 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Ghagghar, about 5.4 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 Devinagar
Tehsil headquarters Dera Bassi 2.9 km
Nearest town Basi 2.9 km
Nearest railway station Ghagghar 5.4 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 17 km

Villages closest to Devinagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Bassi 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 Devinagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Devinagar village had a population of 1,231. That makes it the 56th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Devinagar village has 679 males and 552 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devinagar has about 813 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 866.

The pincode recorded for Devinagar is 140507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devinagar covers 188 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Devinagar falls under Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Devinagar is Ghagghar, about 5.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Devinagar.

Devinagar is about 17 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devinagar is in Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Dera Bassi is about 2.9 km away. Basi is about 2.9 km away. Ghagghar is about 5.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jawaharpur (under 2 km), Dandrala (under 2 km) and Janetpur (1.7 km).

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

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