About Devikot Village

Devikot is a large village in Fatehgarh tehsil, in the district of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,242, made up of 1,196 males and 1,046 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 8185.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 345027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Devikot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devikot village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jaisalmer
Tehsil	Fatehgarh
Pincode	345027
Area (hectares)	8185.86 hectares
Population	2,242
Male Population	1,196
Female Population	1,046
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	875
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Devikot compares

By the 2011 count Devikot is the 7th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 818 residents. Its 8185.86 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 851.

Getting to Devikot

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

Devikot lies about 38 km from Jaisalmer, and the nearest railway station is Thaiyat Hamira, about 35 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 Devikot
Tehsil headquarters	Fatehgarh	26 km
Nearest railway station	Thaiyat Hamira	35 km
District headquarters	Jaisalmer	38 km

Villages closest to Devikot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devikot village had a population of 2,242. That makes it the 7th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 818 residents.

Devikot village has 1,196 males and 1,046 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devikot has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 851.

The pincode recorded for Devikot is 345027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devikot covers 8185.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Devikot falls under Fatehgarh tehsil of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Devikot is Thaiyat Hamira, about 35 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 village for Devikot.

Devikot is about 38 km from Jaisalmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devikot is in Fatehgarh tehsil of Jaisalmer district. Fatehgarh is about 26 km away. Thaiyat Hamira is about 35 km away. Jaisalmer is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.