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About Devanathur Village

Devanathur is a mid sized village in Cheyyar tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 637, made up of 311 males and 326 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 225.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Devanathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devanathur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Cheyyar
Pincode 604503
Area (hectares) 225.46 hectares
Population 637
Male Population 311
Female Population 326
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 26 km distance

How Devanathur compares

By the 2011 count Devanathur is the 165th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents. Its 225.46 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Devanathur

Devanathur 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 Devanathur 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 26 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Devanathur from other places

Devanathur lies about 55 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Arni Road, about 20 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 Devanathur
Nearest town Arni 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Cheyyar 18 km
Nearest railway station Arni Road 20 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 55 km

Villages closest to Devanathur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devanathur village had a population of 637. That makes it the 165th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents.

Devanathur village has 311 males and 326 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devanathur has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Devanathur is 604503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devanathur covers 225.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Devanathur falls under Cheyyar tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Devanathur is Arni Road, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 26 km distance.

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

Devanathur is about 55 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devanathur is in Cheyyar tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Arni is about 13 km away. Cheyyar is about 18 km away. Arni Road is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Navalpakkam (under 2 km), Munugapattu (2.8 km) and Thirumani (4.2 km).

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

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