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About Devalapuram Village

Devalapuram is a large village in Ambur tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,134, made up of 2,030 males and 2,104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635802, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Devalapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devalapuram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Vellore
Tehsil Ambur
Pincode 635802
Area (hectares) 138.1 hectares
Population 4,134
Male Population 2,030
Female Population 2,104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 2 km distance

How Devalapuram compares

By the 2011 count Devalapuram is the 12th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,455 residents. Its 138.1 hectares work out to about 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Devalapuram

Devalapuram 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 Devalapuram 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 2 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Devalapuram from other places

Devalapuram lies about 32 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Valathoor, about 2.3 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 Devalapuram
Nearest railway station Valathoor 2.3 km
Nearest town Gudiyatham 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Ambur 16 km
District headquarters Vellore 32 km

Villages closest to Devalapuram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devalapuram village had a population of 4,134. That makes it the 12th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,455 residents.

Devalapuram village has 2,030 males and 2,104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devalapuram has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Devalapuram is 635802. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devalapuram covers 138.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Devalapuram falls under Ambur tehsil of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Devalapuram is Valathoor, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 2 km distance.

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

Devalapuram is about 32 km from Vellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devalapuram is in Ambur tehsil of Vellore district. Valathoor is about 2.3 km away. Gudiyatham is about 9.2 km away. Ambur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madanur (under 2 km), Thottalam (under 2 km) and Palur (2.8 km).

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

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