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About Devarakundani Village

Devarakundani is a mid sized village in Krishnagiri tehsil, in the district of Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,344, made up of 692 males and 652 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 693.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Devarakundani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devarakundani village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Krishnagiri
Tehsil Krishnagiri
Pincode 635121
Area (hectares) 693.09 hectares
Population 1,344
Male Population 692
Female Population 652
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Devarakundani compares

By the 2011 count Devarakundani is the 88th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,345 residents. Its 693.09 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Devarakundani

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

Devarakundani lies about 25 km from Krishnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Gudupulli, about 18 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 Devarakundani
Nearest railway station Gudupulli 18 km
Nearest town Kuppam 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Krishnagiri 25 km

Villages closest to Devarakundani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devarakundani village had a population of 1,344. That makes it the 88th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,345 residents.

Devarakundani village has 692 males and 652 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devarakundani has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Devarakundani is 635121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devarakundani covers 693.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Devarakundani falls under Krishnagiri tehsil of Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Devarakundani is Gudupulli, about 18 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 Devarakundani.

Devarakundani is about 25 km from Krishnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devarakundani is in Krishnagiri tehsil of Krishnagiri district. Gudupulli is about 18 km away. Kuppam is about 23 km away. Krishnagiri is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chinnakothur (under 2 km), Ettipalli (1.7 km) and Ettipallitalav (1.7 km).

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

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