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About Devanampalayam Village

Devanampalayam is a large village in Pollachi tehsil, in the district of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,641, made up of 1,896 males and 1,745 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1124.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 642120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Devanampalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devanampalayam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Coimbatore
Tehsil Pollachi
Pincode 642120
Area (hectares) 1124.37 hectares
Population 3,641
Male Population 1,896
Female Population 1,745
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Devanampalayam compares

By the 2011 count Devanampalayam is the 25th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,795 residents. Its 1124.37 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Devanampalayam

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

Devanampalayam lies about 29 km from Coimbatore, and the nearest railway station is Nallattipalaiyam, about 6.3 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 Devanampalayam
Nearest railway station Nallattipalaiyam 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Pollachi 14 km
District headquarters Coimbatore 29 km

Villages closest to Devanampalayam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devanampalayam village had a population of 3,641. That makes it the 25th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,795 residents.

Devanampalayam village has 1,896 males and 1,745 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devanampalayam has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Devanampalayam is 642120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devanampalayam covers 1124.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Devanampalayam falls under Pollachi tehsil of Coimbatore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Devanampalayam is Nallattipalaiyam, about 6.3 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 Devanampalayam.

Devanampalayam is about 29 km from Coimbatore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devanampalayam is in Pollachi tehsil of Coimbatore district. Nallattipalaiyam is about 6.3 km away. Pollachi is about 14 km away. Coimbatore is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chettiakkapalayam (2.0 km), Kappalankarai (2.1 km) and Vaguthampalayam (2.4 km).

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

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