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About Devandavadi Village

Devandavadi is a mid sized village in Gingee tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 523, made up of 255 males and 268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Devandavadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devandavadi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Gingee
Pincode 604208
Area (hectares) 195.96 hectares
Population 523
Male Population 255
Female Population 268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
Bus Service (public) Available within 7 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 60 km distance

How Devandavadi compares

By the 2011 count Devandavadi is the 209th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 195.96 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Devandavadi

Devandavadi 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 Devandavadi as Available within 7 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 60 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Devandavadi from other places

Devandavadi lies about 57 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Madimangalam, about 28 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 Devandavadi
Tehsil headquarters Gingee 21 km
Nearest railway station Madimangalam 28 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 57 km

Villages closest to Devandavadi

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 Devandavadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Devandavadi village had a population of 523. That makes it the 209th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Devandavadi village has 255 males and 268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devandavadi has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Devandavadi is 604208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devandavadi covers 195.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Devandavadi is Madimangalam, about 28 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 60 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 7 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Devandavadi.

Devandavadi is about 57 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devandavadi is in Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district. Gingee is about 21 km away. Madimangalam is about 28 km away. Viluppuram is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaividantangal (under 2 km), Kammantangal (under 2 km) and Modipattu (under 2 km).

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

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