About Devanakavandanur Village

Devanakavandanur is one of the larger villages in Sankari tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,925, made up of 4,613 males and 4,312 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4536.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 637301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Devanakavandanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devanakavandanur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Salem
Tehsil	Sankari
Pincode	637301
Area (hectares)	4536.93 hectares
Population	8,925
Male Population	4,613
Female Population	4,312
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Devanakavandanur compares

By the 2011 count Devanakavandanur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,284 residents. Its 4536.93 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 958.

Getting to Devanakavandanur

Devanakavandanur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Devanakavandanur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Devanakavandanur from other places

Devanakavandanur lies about 38 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Mavelipalaiyam, about 7.1 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 Devanakavandanur
Tehsil headquarters	Sankari	4.4 km
Nearest town	Sankagiri	4.4 km
Nearest railway station	Mavelipalaiyam	7.1 km
District headquarters	Salem	38 km

Villages closest to Devanakavandanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devanakavandanur village had a population of 8,925. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,284 residents.

Devanakavandanur village has 4,613 males and 4,312 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devanakavandanur has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Devanakavandanur is 637301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devanakavandanur covers 4536.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Devanakavandanur falls under Sankari tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Devanakavandanur is Mavelipalaiyam, about 7.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

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

Devanakavandanur is in Sankari tehsil of Salem district. Sankari is about 4.4 km away. Sankagiri is about 4.4 km away. Mavelipalaiyam is about 7.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.