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About Devadur Village

Devadur is a mid sized village in Maduranthakam tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,298, made up of 647 males and 651 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 205.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Devadur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devadur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram
Tehsil Maduranthakam
Pincode 603306
Area (hectares) 205.18 hectares
Population 1,298
Male Population 647
Female Population 651
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 8 km distance

How Devadur compares

By the 2011 count Devadur is the 69th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 205.18 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Devadur

Devadur 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 Devadur 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 8 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Devadur from other places

Devadur lies about 26 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Villiyambakkam, about under 2 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 Devadur
Nearest railway station Villiyambakkam under 2 km
Nearest town Chengalpattu 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Maduranthakam 26 km
District headquarters Kancheepuram 26 km

Villages closest to Devadur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devadur village had a population of 1,298. That makes it the 69th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Devadur village has 647 males and 651 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devadur has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Devadur is 603306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devadur covers 205.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Devadur falls under Maduranthakam tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Devadur is Villiyambakkam, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 8 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Devadur.

Devadur is about 26 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devadur is in Maduranthakam tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Villiyambakkam is about under 2 km away. Chengalpattu is about 8.9 km away. Maduranthakam is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Devanur (under 2 km), Thimmapuram (6.5 km) and Pilappur (7.1 km).

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

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