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About Devadanampettai Village

Devadanampettai is a large village in Gingee tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,871, made up of 1,952 males and 1,919 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 491.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Devadanampettai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devadanampettai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Gingee
Pincode 604151
Area (hectares) 491.69 hectares
Population 3,871
Male Population 1,952
Female Population 1,919
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 40 km distance

How Devadanampettai compares

By the 2011 count Devadanampettai is the 17th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 491.69 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Devadanampettai

Devadanampettai 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 Devadanampettai 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 40 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Devadanampettai from other places

Devadanampettai lies about 32 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Andampallam, about 21 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 Devadanampettai
Tehsil headquarters Gingee 12 km
Nearest railway station Andampallam 21 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 32 km

Villages closest to Devadanampettai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devadanampettai village had a population of 3,871. That makes it the 17th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Devadanampettai village has 1,952 males and 1,919 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devadanampettai has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Devadanampettai is 604151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devadanampettai covers 491.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Devadanampettai falls under Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Devadanampettai is Andampallam, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 40 km distance.

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

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

Devadanampettai is in Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district. Gingee is about 12 km away. Andampallam is about 21 km away. Viluppuram is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Padippallam (2.1 km), Padippallam R F (2.1 km) and Periyamur (2.4 km).

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

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