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About Devekhar Village

Devekhar is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 567, made up of 273 males and 294 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males.

Devekhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devekhar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Population 567
Male Population 273
Female Population 294
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,077
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Devekhar compares

By the 2011 count Devekhar is the 556th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Devekhar

Devekhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Devekhar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Deonathpur, Devapur, Devara Ganj Barar and Devariya. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Devekhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Devekhar village had a population of 567. That makes it the 556th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Devekhar village has 273 males and 294 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devekhar has about 1077 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Devekhar falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Devekhar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Devekhar is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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