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About Devandavakkam Village

Devandavakkam is a mid sized village in Uthukkottai tehsil, in the district of Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 637, made up of 342 males and 295 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 493.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 602023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Devandavakkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devandavakkam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvallur
Tehsil Uthukkottai
Pincode 602023
Area (hectares) 493.07 hectares
Population 637
Male Population 342
Female Population 295
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 3 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 25 km distance

How Devandavakkam compares

By the 2011 count Devandavakkam is the 61st largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents. Its 493.07 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Devandavakkam

Devandavakkam 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 Devandavakkam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 3 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 25 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Devandavakkam from other places

Devandavakkam lies about 12 km from Thiruvallur, and the nearest railway station is Putlur, about 14 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 Devandavakkam
Tehsil headquarters Uthukkottai 10 km
District headquarters Thiruvallur 12 km
Nearest town Tiruvallur 12 km
Nearest railway station Putlur 14 km

Villages closest to Devandavakkam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devandavakkam village had a population of 637. That makes it the 61st largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents.

Devandavakkam village has 342 males and 295 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devandavakkam has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Devandavakkam is 602023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devandavakkam covers 493.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Devandavakkam falls under Uthukkottai tehsil of Thiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Devandavakkam is Putlur, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 25 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 3 km distance for Devandavakkam.

Devandavakkam is about 12 km from Thiruvallur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devandavakkam is in Uthukkottai tehsil of Thiruvallur district. Uthukkottai is about 10 km away. Thiruvallur is about 12 km away. Tiruvallur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sengunram (2.5 km), Korakkanthandalam (2.5 km) and Meyyur (2.9 km).

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

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