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About Devangudi Village

Devangudi is a mid sized village in Chidambaram tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 882, made up of 441 males and 441 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 234.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 608201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Devangudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devangudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Chidambaram
Pincode 608201
Area (hectares) 234.17 hectares
Population 882
Male Population 441
Female Population 441
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Devangudi compares

By the 2011 count Devangudi is the 129th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents. Its 234.17 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Devangudi

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

Devangudi lies about 46 km from Cuddalore. 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 Devangudi
Nearest town Kīl Bhuvanagiri 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Chidambaram 12 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 46 km

Villages closest to Devangudi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devangudi village had a population of 882. That makes it the 129th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents.

Devangudi village has 441 males and 441 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devangudi has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Devangudi is 608201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devangudi covers 234.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Devangudi falls under Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Devangudi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Devangudi is about 46 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devangudi is in Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district. Kīl Bhuvanagiri is about 9.5 km away. Chidambaram is about 12 km away. Cuddalore is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vakkur (under 2 km), Tharasur (under 2 km) and Vilagam (under 2 km).

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

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