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About Devkali Village

Devkali is a small village in Burhanpur tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 37, made up of 23 males and 14 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 609 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 223221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Devkali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devkali village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Burhanpur
Pincode 223221
Area (hectares) 16.7 hectares
Population 37
Male Population 23
Female Population 14
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 609
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Devkali compares

By the 2011 count Devkali is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 967 residents. Its 16.7 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1047.

Getting to Devkali

Devkali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Devkali as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Devkali from other places

Devkali lies about 93 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Sarai Kansrai, about 11 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 Devkali
Nearest railway station Sarai Kansrai 11 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Burhanpur 18 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 93 km

Villages closest to Devkali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devkali village had a population of 37. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 967 residents.

Devkali village has 23 males and 14 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devkali has about 609 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1047.

The pincode recorded for Devkali is 223221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devkali covers 16.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Devkali falls under Burhanpur tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Devkali is Sarai Kansrai, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Devkali.

Devkali is about 93 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devkali is in Burhanpur tehsil of Azamgarh district. Sarai Kansrai is about 11 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 11 km away. Burhanpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katwa (3.7 km), Mobarakpur (5.1 km) and Mubarakpur (5.1 km).

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

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