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About Devanur Village

Devanur is a large village in Tirukkoyilur tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,679, made up of 2,338 males and 2,341 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 388.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 605752, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Devanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devanur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Tirukkoyilur
Pincode 605752
Area (hectares) 388.42 hectares
Population 4,679
Male Population 2,338
Female Population 2,341
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,001
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Devanur compares

By the 2011 count Devanur is the 12th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents. Its 388.42 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Devanur

Devanur 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 Devanur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Devanur from other places

Devanur lies about 31 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Tirukkovilur, about under 2 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 Devanur
Nearest railway station Tirukkovilur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Tirukkoyilur 1.7 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 31 km

Villages closest to Devanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devanur village had a population of 4,679. That makes it the 12th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents.

Devanur village has 2,338 males and 2,341 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devanur has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Devanur is 605752. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devanur covers 388.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Devanur falls under Tirukkoyilur tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Devanur is Tirukkovilur, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Devanur is about 31 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devanur is in Tirukkoyilur tehsil of Viluppuram district. Tirukkovilur is about under 2 km away. Tirukkoyilur is about 1.7 km away. Viluppuram is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manampoondi (under 2 km), Kottamarudur (2.6 km) and Kudamurutti (2.6 km).

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

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