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About Devkali Village

Devkali is a small village in Nizamabad tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 352, made up of 164 males and 188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,146 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.06 hectares hectares.

Devkali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devkali village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Nizamabad
Area (hectares) 60.06 hectares
Population 352
Male Population 164
Female Population 188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,146
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Devkali compares

By the 2011 count Devkali is the 352nd largest of the 501 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents. Its 60.06 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1041.

Getting to Devkali

Devkali is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Devkali as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Devkali from other places

Devkali lies about 22 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Sarai Mir, about 9.6 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 Devkali
Nearest railway station Sarai Mir 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Nizamabad 11 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 22 km

Villages closest to Devkali

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 Devkali

As per the Census of India 2011, Devkali village had a population of 352. That makes it the 352nd largest of the 501 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents.

Devkali village has 164 males and 188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devkali has about 1146 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1041.

Devkali covers 60.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Devkali is Sarai Mir, about 9.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Devkali.

Devkali is about 22 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 Nizamabad tehsil of Azamgarh district. Sarai Mir is about 9.6 km away. Nizamabad is about 11 km away. Azamgarh 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 Belwa Visunpur (under 2 km), Kajrakol (under 2 km) and Chakia Dube Rampur (under 2 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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