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About Devadanam Village

Devadanam is a mid sized village in Mannargudi tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,975, made up of 978 males and 997 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 582.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614705, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Devadanam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devadanam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvarur
Tehsil Mannargudi
Pincode 614705
Area (hectares) 582.99 hectares
Population 1,975
Male Population 978
Female Population 997
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Devadanam compares

By the 2011 count Devadanam is the 53rd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,046 residents. Its 582.99 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 1024.

Getting to Devadanam

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

Devadanam lies about 34 km from Thiruvarur, and the nearest railway station is Tillaivilagam, about 5.7 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 Devadanam
Nearest railway station Tillaivilagam 5.7 km
Nearest town Muthupet 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Mannargudi 22 km
District headquarters Thiruvarur 34 km

Villages closest to Devadanam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devadanam village had a population of 1,975. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,046 residents.

Devadanam village has 978 males and 997 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devadanam has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Devadanam is 614705. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devadanam covers 582.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Devadanam falls under Mannargudi tehsil of Thiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Devadanam is Tillaivilagam, about 5.7 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 Devadanam.

Devadanam is about 34 km from Thiruvarur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devadanam is in Mannargudi tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Tillaivilagam is about 5.7 km away. Muthupet is about 11 km away. Mannargudi is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mannukkumundan (2.0 km), Peruvidaimaruthur (2.7 km) and Manankathankottagam (4.4 km).

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

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