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About Devapur Village

Devapur is a small village in Nizamabad tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 498, made up of 240 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,075 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.58 hectares hectares.

Devapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Nizamabad
Area (hectares) 40.58 hectares
Population 498
Male Population 240
Female Population 258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,075
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Devapur compares

By the 2011 count Devapur is the 311th largest of the 501 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents. Its 40.58 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 1041.

Getting to Devapur

Devapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Devapur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Devapur from other places

Devapur lies about 32 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Sarai Mir, about 7.6 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 Devapur
Nearest railway station Sarai Mir 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Nizamabad 20 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 22 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 32 km

Villages closest to Devapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devapur village had a population of 498. That makes it the 311th largest of the 501 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents.

Devapur village has 240 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devapur has about 1075 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1041.

Devapur covers 40.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Devapur falls under Nizamabad tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Devapur is Sarai Mir, about 7.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Devapur.

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

Devapur is in Nizamabad tehsil of Azamgarh district. Sarai Mir is about 7.6 km away. Nizamabad is about 20 km away. Shāhganj is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Beenapara (under 2 km), Nandaon (2.0 km) and Ubarspur (2.0 km).

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

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